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Preparing: Till the Soil of Your Mind · The Daily Writer

• 0:06
  SPEAKER_00: Welcome to the Daily Rider Podcast, where we bring you tips and inspiration each day to help you build habits for riding success.
• 0:14
  SPEAKER_00: For more resources, including your free Daily Rider Starter Kit, visit DailyRiderLife.com.
• 0:22
  SPEAKER_00: Everyone who has ever planted anything knows that you can't just throw seeds on the ground.
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  SPEAKER_00: You have to prepare the soil.
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  SPEAKER_00: Otherwise, the soil won't be ready to receive the seeds.
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  SPEAKER_00: The seeds will die, and all the effort and future potential will have been wasted.
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  SPEAKER_00: Your creative mind works the same way.
• 0:40
  SPEAKER_00: It can't just receive ideas and then cause those ideas to sprout.
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  SPEAKER_00: Your mind has to be prepared.
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  SPEAKER_00: So how do you till the ground, so to speak?
• 0:49
  SPEAKER_00: How do you prepare your mind not only to receive ideas, but also to create an environment for those ideas to grow and then flourish?
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  SPEAKER_00: Well, there's perhaps many answers to that question, but the most important one is getting into an environment that encourages growth and creativity.
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  SPEAKER_00: Join a mastermind, create a community, go out with some positive and creative people for coffee.
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  SPEAKER_00: Start a club, make social media posts about creative ideas and then ask for feedback.
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  SPEAKER_00: Write blog posts and make videos and engage those people who respond by commenting and interacting with them.
• 1:24
  SPEAKER_00: You know, it's impossible to prepare the soil of your mind all alone.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's essential to be in an environment that encourages new ideas and creative thinking.
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  SPEAKER_00: When you consistently do this, the seeds of great ideas and effective writing will have an opportunity to grow into something meaningful.
• 1:40
  SPEAKER_00: You can't just throw the seeds on the ground.
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  SPEAKER_00: You've got to prepare your mind.
• 1:44
  SPEAKER_00: You've got to till the soil, so to speak.
• 1:47
  SPEAKER_00: So as you do that, don't forget that even if you're an introverted writer, you've got to be around other people who can help you do that.
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  SPEAKER_00: So don't shy away from those relationships.
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  SPEAKER_00: Ask somebody out for coffee, engage in a mastermind, make social media posts and engage with people.
• 2:01
  SPEAKER_00: All those things can really help you be a much more effective writer.
• 2:05
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• 2:31
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• 2:35
  SPEAKER_00: Thanks for listening, and I will see you tomorrow.