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3 Reasons Why I Stopped Writing

And the reasons why I’m writing now

John Mashni
5 min readNov 21, 2022

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I couldn’t write for six months. Before that, I wrote nearly 100 articles over a 3-year period — all in my spare time. I had built a pretty solid email list and a number of followers on a handful of platforms.

And then I stopped.

It wasn’t writer’s block. It was something else.

I didn’t stop writing entirely. I still wrote every day in my law practice. And I shifted my 15 minutes of daily writing to working on my children’s books. Now I have four completely drafted books and four more that are written but not in final draft form.

But I stopped writing about my reflections on reinvention and creativity. I stopped sharing what I’ve learned as an artist, lawyer, entrepreneur, advisor, and a storyteller.

Here’s why I stopped. Maybe my story will help you avoid stopping what makes you come alive.

1. I Hit a Plateau and Needed a Change

I noticed that I needed to change something in my career. Actually, my wife noticed. My family did, too. And my friends. And even some of my colleagues. I had hit a plateau.

I built my entire legal career around gaining practical skills that my ideal clients would covet. After I…

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John Mashni

I only write about what I have done: no theory. Writer, Attorney, Entrepreneur, Movie Producer, and more… the ONLY 3 ways to reinvent: goo.gl/S1Lu6x