Love this Jenny. I also get caught in this, I find it so hard to ‘niche down’ because I have so many things I want to share about!! And lots of ideas and I love sharing/talking. And specifically on insta I don’t think the algorithm knows what to do with me 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I LOVE that I get such a varied learning from your podcast and Insta Cath! I think the problem is that with a topic niche like ‘re-parenting ourselves as we parent our kids’ it touches on the whole of our humans lives, and the whole of our kids lives! I think these topics are by definition un-niche-able! Xx
I read your thoughtful post with interest as someone who also chases after a niche only half-heartedly. I, like you, know it helps with visibility and followership, and also like you I find that I don’t want to box myself in too tightly, otherwise I’ll lose my interest in the endeavor! So I am with you, on the niche-adjacent front!
After reading this - I immediately went to look how your describe yourself - as I was curious how you represented that long and fascinating list of interests. I am grappling with this at the moment - should I write along certain content niches? should I write more pieces solving problems I think my audience might have? Or do I keep writing personal stories - because like you - I do believe they can help and heal both the teller and the reader. Thanks for your thoughts on this!
It’s so hard isn’t it?! I feel like the best thing for us to do is create what we feel called to create, when we feel called to create it. I don’t think we can get it wrong if we’re listening to that little voice in us that steers us from our soul 😌 I feel like the world needs niche creators and more generalist creators, and the world definitely needs more of us following our heart and soul ❤️!
I really relate to this - so hard to put myself in a box so I’ve given up! I like to write about lots of things, so I find the right spaces for each one. And I’m currently trying out Substack to see where it fits in all of that.
Amazing, thanks so much for letting me know it’s relatable ❤️ I’m celebrating you finding various places & spaces for your various creative inspirations! 😌
Jenny! What a gift you have and have shared with us❤️. Thank you! You give me much to think about, as always, and I’m so grateful to share in this journey called life with you my friend. I heard a quote recently that came to mind as I read your piece. It said, “Maybe YOU are the magic you’ve been waiting for.” Love you!
Great piece and I love your philosophy. I think ideas flow much better when they come from our loved experience and then the writing is engaging and authentic
I absolutely love this and it totally resonates with me. I live on a narrow boat, so I wanted to write about how/why several very difficult experiences propelled me to totally change my life. But, do I write about those experiences (which I really want to do) or do I stick to writing about boat life? What do people seem most interested in...then I realised I need to write from my heart and if no one reads it, so be it. I know when my writing isn't aligned with my heart, so I'm aiming for alignment, not likes or subscribers 😉
Thank you so much for letting me know you loved it, and it resonates with you ❤️ Yes yes yes to writing from your heart! We absolutely have to allow ourselves to evolve and always follow our heart & creative inspiration ❤️ It can’t just be about the ‘likes’, agreed ❤️😌
Love this. I was not expecting a mention at the bottom, at all, just kept thinking: this is how I feel, too! We’re so aligned! Thank you for the mention, though, that was a nice surprise xx
Ah thanks so much Annie ❤️ I also feel we are really aligned! (Another e.g.: There were so many synchronicities for me while reading ‘Raise your SQ’ recently - a fact which is likely to end up being the subject of another essay in the future!)
And you’re so welcome for the mention - I think because ‘connection’ is a core value of mine, I’m a fan of making explicit what some of the ‘connecting dots’ are in my mind, for what I’m thinking, plus I’m a fan of acknowledging the connections I have with others that inspire me ❤️
Love this Jenny. I also get caught in this, I find it so hard to ‘niche down’ because I have so many things I want to share about!! And lots of ideas and I love sharing/talking. And specifically on insta I don’t think the algorithm knows what to do with me 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I LOVE that I get such a varied learning from your podcast and Insta Cath! I think the problem is that with a topic niche like ‘re-parenting ourselves as we parent our kids’ it touches on the whole of our humans lives, and the whole of our kids lives! I think these topics are by definition un-niche-able! Xx
I read your thoughtful post with interest as someone who also chases after a niche only half-heartedly. I, like you, know it helps with visibility and followership, and also like you I find that I don’t want to box myself in too tightly, otherwise I’ll lose my interest in the endeavor! So I am with you, on the niche-adjacent front!
Thank you for confirming I’m not alone! And ooh, love that phrasing: ‘niche-adjacent’, that feels right! ❤️
After reading this - I immediately went to look how your describe yourself - as I was curious how you represented that long and fascinating list of interests. I am grappling with this at the moment - should I write along certain content niches? should I write more pieces solving problems I think my audience might have? Or do I keep writing personal stories - because like you - I do believe they can help and heal both the teller and the reader. Thanks for your thoughts on this!
It’s so hard isn’t it?! I feel like the best thing for us to do is create what we feel called to create, when we feel called to create it. I don’t think we can get it wrong if we’re listening to that little voice in us that steers us from our soul 😌 I feel like the world needs niche creators and more generalist creators, and the world definitely needs more of us following our heart and soul ❤️!
I really relate to this - so hard to put myself in a box so I’ve given up! I like to write about lots of things, so I find the right spaces for each one. And I’m currently trying out Substack to see where it fits in all of that.
Amazing, thanks so much for letting me know it’s relatable ❤️ I’m celebrating you finding various places & spaces for your various creative inspirations! 😌
Jenny! What a gift you have and have shared with us❤️. Thank you! You give me much to think about, as always, and I’m so grateful to share in this journey called life with you my friend. I heard a quote recently that came to mind as I read your piece. It said, “Maybe YOU are the magic you’ve been waiting for.” Love you!
Oh my love, thank you SO much for your kind words! ☺️ And I love that - yes, we are all the magic we’ve been waiting for! ✨❤️😌😘
Great piece and I love your philosophy. I think ideas flow much better when they come from our loved experience and then the writing is engaging and authentic
Ah thank you ❤️ Yes yes yes to the lived experience flowing ideas and engaging & authentic writing 🙌🏼❤️
Your niche is YOU! 👏
Indeed! ❤️😀
I absolutely love this and it totally resonates with me. I live on a narrow boat, so I wanted to write about how/why several very difficult experiences propelled me to totally change my life. But, do I write about those experiences (which I really want to do) or do I stick to writing about boat life? What do people seem most interested in...then I realised I need to write from my heart and if no one reads it, so be it. I know when my writing isn't aligned with my heart, so I'm aiming for alignment, not likes or subscribers 😉
Thank you so much for letting me know you loved it, and it resonates with you ❤️ Yes yes yes to writing from your heart! We absolutely have to allow ourselves to evolve and always follow our heart & creative inspiration ❤️ It can’t just be about the ‘likes’, agreed ❤️😌
Love this. I was not expecting a mention at the bottom, at all, just kept thinking: this is how I feel, too! We’re so aligned! Thank you for the mention, though, that was a nice surprise xx
Ah thanks so much Annie ❤️ I also feel we are really aligned! (Another e.g.: There were so many synchronicities for me while reading ‘Raise your SQ’ recently - a fact which is likely to end up being the subject of another essay in the future!)
And you’re so welcome for the mention - I think because ‘connection’ is a core value of mine, I’m a fan of making explicit what some of the ‘connecting dots’ are in my mind, for what I’m thinking, plus I’m a fan of acknowledging the connections I have with others that inspire me ❤️
Looking forward to reading more … 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼