Last year, I worked with dozens of people with all kinds of day jobs who wanted to turn independent creators. Start a passion project. Or even build a whole new livelihood serving a community of likeminded people.
Their #1 preoccupation wasn't what they wanted to write about or how they could improve their creative output.
Without an exception, everyone was worried that their audience was 'too small'.
Why would anyone save my three best friends read my words?
I have just 73 followers on Instagram, who even cares about what I have to say?
How can I ever dream of making money writing a newsletter with such a tiny audience?
As the resident devotee of all things not-too-big - I've kept my mental health storytelling platform intentionally small and yet managed to create some impact and make respectable amount of money through my work - I have insights to share from my own journey that will help you tame these insecurities, no matter what's on your CV, how many social media followers you have, and what your creative interests may be.