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3 ways the 30-Day writing challenge helped me grow

I proved to myself that I could reach my goals, and you can too

Dale Swackhammer
4 min readOct 6, 2022
Photo by Patrick Tomasso on Unsplash

First of all, a huge congratulations to Judy Walker for winning the 30-day writing challenge. I am looking forward to diving more deeply into your work.

This challenge was what I needed to focus on my dreams. I proved to myself that I could show up for 30 days and get sh*t done. I am particularly grateful to Nancy Blackman for starting this publication. I cannot begin to thank you for all the little comments you sent me that spurred me on.

Having a space where we can share our stories and uplift each other has been so cathartic. Knowing you are not alone is often the beginning of a beautiful soul-ship, and my own soul has been inspired.

At first, I doubted I could do it. However, I did not give myself much time to think about the commitment or back out. I just started. Man, the torpedoes!

It helped me focus.

Shiny Object Syndrome is my Achilles Heel. I am not ADHD, but I love to run down rabbit holes. If something piques my interest… see you later, alligator. Google and I spend so much quality time together that my husband is worried that we would one day elope.

  • Having a prompt reeled in my…

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Dale Swackhammer
Dale Swackhammer

Written by Dale Swackhammer

Brain Injury survivor, blogger, writer, artist and chocoholic. https://boldbylines.com/my-landing-page

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