I quit X. Then I came back and became a full-time creator in 4 months. I also hit my first $10k month in less than a year on X. Then I crashed. And rebuilt my business in a more aligned way. Here are 10 mistakes I made that you need to stop making to become a full-time creator: 1. Wanting to do it by myself X is a community. You need others to grow. Especially at the start. Leave lots of comments and build connections with cool people. 2. Focusing on cost instead of opportunity cost 99% look at the cost of something. 1% look at the opportunity cost of not doing something. Don't look at what something costs. Look at what it gives you. 3. Not focusing on writing formatting Writing is like dating. It needs to look good to get people interested. I call this Aesthetic Writing. It's about optimizing your writing formatting. This makes your content easy to read and boosts your engagement. 4. Not batch-producing You have a limited amount of mental energy. Every time you switch between tasks, you lose a little bit. That's why batch-producing your tweets is powerful. You only have to spend 1-2 deep work blocks per week on it. This frees up a lot of mental energy. 5. Thinking I needed 100,000 followers to monetize. You only need 2 things to monetize: 1) Something to sell 2) People to sell it to So you don't need 100,000 followers to make money. You need 1,000 followers and a valuable offer. 6. Not having an email list 90% of my revenue came from email last year. • Easier to sell • Easier to connect • Easier to build trust Start building your email list. 7. Comparing myself to others Comparison is the thief of joy. You should only compare yourself to 2 people: 1) Your past self 2) Your potential self Outcompete the former and compete withe the latter. 8. Doubting myself Here's a secret I learned after talking to 5 millionaires: Nobody has it all figured out. They just try stuff and improve consistently. They're not geniuses - they're just extremely persistent. 9. Overthinking my niche You don't need to limit yourself to one topic. Your niche evolves over time. Focus on solving 1 problem for 1 person. Talk about any topic relevant for solving it. 10. Thinking others could tell me exactly what I needed to do Nobody can tell you what will work for you. They can only tell you what worked for them. This is useful. But it's their path, not yours. Listen to mentors, but forge your own path. It's ok to feel lost because it's a sign you're forging your own path. Keep going, you'll figure it out. – Stijn PS: for more, check out: 1) My Free Newsletter. I share my best growth and monetization strategies: stijnnoorman.com/ 2) The X Growth System. Learn the strategies I used to gain 100K followers across socials & 100M views in a year on X. xgrowthsystem.com/