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Dickie Bush 🚢 Profile picture
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Sep 29, 2021 • 11 tweets • 8 min read • Read on X
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72 hours left to join the 639 others on board the October Ship 30 cohort 🚢

Over 30 days, you'll learn the fundamentals of digital writing and build lifelong friendships along the way.

Hop aboard the biggest, best, and LAST cohort of the year!

🚢 ship30for30.com 🚢
If you want a sneak peek of some of the frameworks we share inside the course, check out this thread from co-captain @Nicolascole77

YouTuber and Ship 30 alum @mattragland put together an epic video review of his Ship 30 experience.

Check it out:

During the onboarding survey we ask:

"What's your current biggest writing struggle?"

Here's a word cloud of these universal struggles (just in case you thought you were the only one)
We've got some big YouTuber's onboard this cohort!

• @IAmAndrewKirby
• @florinpop1705
• @butler_chris

Excited to see what they do taking their videos skills to the writing world (and also what they can teach us about building massive YouTube channels)
Digging into the onboarding survey: "What are you looking to achieve from writing online?"

Some popular answers:

• Build an audience
• Build a business
• Clarify my thinking
• Validate ideas for my book
• Attract like-minded people
• Better understand my niche
Oh man - and this one.

This one might resonate with a lot of people.

"First and foremost, mental clarity and understanding of my life. Second, having the writing be one part of escaping the corporate grind to create things for a living."
Another 34 Shippers hopping aboard so far today (up to 673!)🚢🚢🚢

Join the fun - or watch sadly from the shore until January!

54 hours left:
ship30for30.com
48 hours left to hop aboard!

In this thread, I reflected on my 30-threads-in-30-days personal challenge from August of 2020.

This formed the basis of Ship 30 - after seeing how powerful writing every day was for me, I knew others would benefit too:

Ship 30 serves many people with many different goals - which is why I love reading testimonials (because every one of them is unique).

Some mention the content, others the clarity, and others how it helped them get out of their own way.

But EVERYONE mentions the community.
Co-captain @Nicolascole77 with 10 reasons you should join Ship 30 (whether you're a prolific online writer or a complete beginner)

24 hours to go!

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Jun 12
This writer is so controversial that the US banned some of his books for 30 years.

And in 1930, Henry Miller made a list of 11 Commandments that are a must-read for any aspiring writer.

Here's the breakdown:🧵 Image
First, some context.

Miller's autobiographical novel, The Tropic of Cancer, was banned in the US soon after it was published in 1934.

Here's what Miller had to say about his book (and how he chose the title):
Alright, onto his writing advice.

These 11 commandments were part of Henry's personal "Program."

They were rules for himself that he followed day in and day out.

Let's dive in: Image
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Jun 5
The single most expensive tax:

An unmade decision.

It steals my time, hogs my attention, zaps my energy.

So I use these 8 mental models to go from stuck to decided in under 2 minutes:🧵 Image
1. "Which decision would the person I'm trying to become make?"

You don't *magically* become them.

You become that person by:

• Taking actions that person takes
• Making decisions that person makes

Picture your ideal self – what would they do?
2. "Which path is more difficult in the short-term, but better in the long term?"

Everything good in life comes from compounding.

And the key to compounding? Delayed gratification.

When faced with two paths, you will never regret taking the one that's more difficult to start. Image
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Jun 2
Writing is a superpower.

But I wasted years as a horrible writer.

Then I found a timeless writing guide by two legendary advertising executives.

Staple these 12 tips to your desk:🧵 Image
The goal of your writing is effective communication—writing that *works.*

Busy people read what you write.

So you are more useful to them when your writing takes up less of their time.

Invest the time to write well now to save others time in the future.
1. The golden rule of writing: Don't mumble.

While it is generally desirable to communicate your thoughts in a forthright manner, toning down your point and tiptoeing around it may tempt the reader to tune out and allow his mind to wander.

Just kidding.

Don't mumble.
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May 16
At 24, I was a BlackRock trader making $180K.

I was burned out and hated my life.

5 years later, I’ve built 4 businesses and made $15,000,000.

Here’s the underrated career pivot that helped me earn an extra $10K/month (and love work again):🧵 Image
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The wake-up call hit hard.

At BlackRock, I watched a 38-year-old colleague ask permission to attend his son's Little League game.

His boss said no.

In that moment, I saw my future flash before my eyes:
15 more years of climbing the ladder only to be trapped in a golden cage?

The breaking point wasn't about money—it was about freedom.

So I started to look for a way out:
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May 8
I'm 29.

In the last 5 years, my little business has made $15,000,000.

If you're ambitious and in your 20s, but feeling stressed, lost, or stuck, open this thread:🧵
In 2020, I was making $180k at BlackRock.

But I had no freedom, flexibility, or growth potential.

I took a chance and built a writing education business that has made me millions as a writer.

Here’s the one powerful tool I used to get here:
Bottleneck Analysis.

It's a simple idea that will change how you approach every goal.

Here's why:
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May 5
For years, I failed to build a daily writing habit.

But then I spent 1,000 hours studying the routine of legendary writers to see how they did it.

These 10 tiny habits make writing every day effortless:🧵 Image
First, why should you even start writing?

There are so many reasons to create a daily writing practice.

But this is one of my favorites:
1. Build a daily walking habit.

95% of my writing happens while I walk.

• Thinking
• Outlining
• Observing

The last 5% (when I actually sit down to type) comes later.

Grab a small notebook & pen, then leave your phone behind for 20 minutes.

You'll be amazed.
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