How to Build Resilience as a Creator

Most creators focus on their output:

• More posts

• More visibility

• More engagement

But the real game is the inner game.

You can’t out-post a shaky foundation.
You have to build resilience.

Here’s the 5 step system I wish I had earlier.

1. Fall in Love with Day 1 Energy Again

Remember when you first started something new?
When every idea got you excited? When you couldn’t wait to share what you created?

You didn’t lose that feeling.
You just stopped making space for it.

Shift:
Each day, create as if it’s Day 1 again.
Make it fun. Make it light. Make it something you would be excited to read.

2. Fail Fast, Learn Faster

You’re going to fail.
(If you’re doing it right, you'll fail a lot.)

Every failure = feedback.
Every mistake = a new upgrade available.

Shift:
After every flop, write down the lesson.
Immediately implement this into your next step.

Humans who evolve fast, will win fast.

3. Build a Success Swipe File

There will be days where you question everything. If you don’t, you’re not playing big enough.

Shift:
Keep a "success swipe file" - screenshots, comments, DMs, wins.
Pull it out on the tough days. The days where you just aren’t “feeling” it.

Eventually you’ll realize feelings can’t hold you back, keep showing up.

You’ve succeeded before, remind yourself you can do it again, and even better.

4. Celebrate Process Wins, Not Vanity Metrics

Most creators only celebrate when they “go viral.”
That’s why most burn out.

Shift:
Celebrate smaller milestones:

• A sharper hook

• A better storytelling post you tried

• A new CTA format you implemented

Progress creates joy. Joy fuels consistency.

5. Build Your Offline Skills

The best creators aren’t just good online.
They’re constantly improving offline as well.

For me, it’s speaking, persuasion, and teaching.

Shift:
Find offline skills that sharpen your message, energy, and leadership.
Double down on them.

Offline confidence becomes online magnetism.

Final Reminder:

Talent gets you attention.

Resilience keeps you in the game long enough to love playing it, simply for the sake of playing.

If you have any questions about this, feel free to DM me here, or reply to this email, always happy to help.

P.S. I have a free mini course coming out soon, The Onward Content Engine, it will show how I build content that works for me 24/7.

This is about building freedom back into your life after all.

Thanks for reading!

Dom