Recently I asked readers of my blog this question: “What’s the biggest creative challenge or obstacle you are facing?”

As I read through the responses, I noticed one particular theme came up again and again: the desire for a bigger audience. Listen to some of these responses; these are direct quotes:

• “I feel stuck in a rut regarding reaching a larger audience.”
• “Building up my readership.”
• “Building a new platform of readers; a new market”
• “I have been told again and again that my writing is good, but that my platform is insufficient.”
• “I need a step by step guide to building a platform.”
• “I feel stuck as I can only allocate so much time to building my platform due to other obligations”

That’s just a sample, I could have listed several more. Do you hear the yearning in these words? I feel for these folks!

How about You?

Do you wish you could reach more people? Does the whole process of building a loyal following of readers seem out of your reach?

I’m here to tell you it’s not. You can do this. I’m not saying it’s easy, but with determination and persistence you can do this.

Sometimes we just need to see someone else do something before we believe it’s possible for ourselves.

That’s why I’m announcing a free video series that Jeff Goins just started. The first video is called “It’s Not Too Late” and is meant to accompany the eBook he just released with the same title.

Yes, if you’re wondering, Jeff is going to tell you about his course, Tribe Writers, at the end of the series. But even if all you do is watch the free videos, I promise you’ll get a lot of out this.

In the first video, just launched (October 14, 2016), you meet Sandy Kreps, a busy stay-at-home mom who built her audience and wrote her first book. If you want to publish and get paid for your work, I know Sandy’s story will be both informative and inspiring to you.

One of the reasons I love this series is because Sandy, while bright and hard-working, is not outlandishly exceptional. She didn’t inherit a million dollars, and she’s not some sort of prodigy. She’s a mom who did the work and is now reaping the rewards.

Imagine This

What if a year from now your story sounded a bit like Sandy’s? What if people were interviewing you about your experience of building a tribe and writing and publishing and getting paid for your work? Wouldn’t that be awesome!

This is not an empty promise. You can do this, and as I’m fond of saying, we need you to do it. No one has your voice, your message, but you. If you don’t follow through on this, we are deprived of what you have to offer. So I hope you do follow through. It’s important.

To take the first step and watch Jeff’s interview with Sandy, click here.

I'd love to hear your answer to this question: If you knew that a significant number of people would read it, what would you write? You can leave a comment by clicking here.