No One is Coming to Save You—So Build Your Own Path

Waiting for permission? Waiting for a gatekeeper to say you’re “good enough”? Waiting for the perfect opportunity to land in your lap?

If you’re waiting, you’re losing.

The people who succeed aren’t the ones who wait. They’re the ones who envision what they want, set clear goals, and smash through obstacles until they make it happen.

Here’s how to create your own damn opportunities:

1. See it clearly. If you don’t know where you’re going, how will you get there? Envision your dream—whether it’s a full-time writing career, a bestseller, or total creative freedom.

2. Plan like it’s war. Reverse-engineer your goals. What’s stopping you? Lack of audience? Not enough books? No system for selling? Identify the bottlenecks and obliterate them one by one.

3. Cut the dead weight. If something isn’t working, let it go. Stop wasting time on things that drain your energy or don’t move you forward. Your success is a game of subtraction, not just addition.

4. Build your own platforms. If the industry won’t open doors for you, create your own. Own your audience. Sell direct. Get on Kickstarter, Substack, Patreon—wherever you control your destiny.

5. Take relentless action. The gap between success and failure? It’s action. Not talent. Not luck. Just doing the damn work, every single day, until the path you built becomes the one everyone else wants to walk.

The world doesn’t owe you an opportunity. But you can take one, build one, and make it impossible for anyone to ignore you.

What’s one opportunity you’re creating for yourself this year? Drop it below. 👇🔥