Writing articles is such a drag

Hello. This is Toru.

The conclusion! Writing articles that don't get read is a drag!

Haven't you ever thought that?
I have.
When that happens, I get anxious and can't make progress with my writing,
and the ideas just stop coming, right?

This is an episode from when I was struggling and agonizing over those kinds of days.

I usually manage a restaurant.
And I use a group LINE to share information with the part-time staff at the store,
and to communicate with everyone.

Group LINE is extremely convenient because you can communicate from one to many.
And the other day, there was a call to the store phone from headquarters.

It was from the Sales Manager.
"It's not like they're asking me to go back to being a store manager, right?"
I stepped down as store manager because I want to value time with myself and my family.
So for a moment, that thought crossed my mind.

Also, when there's a call from the Sales Manager,
it's usually an emergency or a preliminary interview survey,
so I answered the phone reluctantly.
But it was an unexpected topic.


"Toru-san, why don't you try writing the company newsletter?"
For a moment, my head was filled with "?".

Why me?
When I asked the Sales Manager, I was able to hear something happy.
The manager said he asked the part-time staff when he came to the store the other day to see how I share information within the store.

The manager said he had the part-time staff show him the content and text of the group LINE at that time.
The manager saw my writing from that time

and asked me to write the company newsletter.
I learned writing from a teacher with superb writing skills,

and that was recognized in my main job.
I was super happy, but I declined.

Because it would have been a waste to spend more time on my main job than I already do.

I learned from a writing teacher to earn money through writing.
So I only needed to spend the minimum amount of time on my main job,
and I wanted to spend my time on my personal business.

And it was three days after I turned down the manager's offer.

This time, I got a call from an executive member of the labor union.

I thought,
"It's the vote for the next executive member election. I forgot about that,"
and answered the phone.

Then the call from the executive member was also an unexpected topic.

The executive member asked me if I could write the union newspaper.
That's what they requested.

The union newspaper, which is published every month,
contains information about welfare benefits and the like.
And every month, an interview with one employee is also included.
They asked me if I could transcribe that interview.

Why me?
When I asked, it seems the manager at headquarters
has been praising my writing.

Having heard that, they thought if Toru wrote the union newspaper,
maybe more employees would read it,
so they made the request. However, my answer was NO.

Normally, these were two projects that I should have been happy to accept.
But I learned writing
to make my personal business successful.
For that purpose, I write note articles and email newsletters.

So it was impossible for me to accept the two projects.

But deep down, I was super happy.
I was dancing with joy inside, lol.

Because I could feel firsthand that the writing I wrote moved people's hearts
and was being recognized.
I felt that it was the right choice to do nothing but read aloud and copy texts diligently,
and learn writing.

Until now, when writing note articles, sometimes
"I can't come up with ideas, what should I write?"
I would get stuck and couldn't make any progress with the text,
and in the end, there were times when I felt like it was a "drag".

But this time, people I never expected,
the manager and the labor union,
praised my writing.

When you can realize that you are being watched, your writing progresses even more.

To you, who go through the days feeling happy or sad
based on the number of views and likes
on the articles you've written, I want to tell you this.

The articles you write
are surely reaching someone.
And in unexpected places,
they are moving someone's heart.

Put the words and emotions that only you can express into text,
and please keep writing articles.

P.S. Even when writing articles feels like a drag,
I can teach you a way to earn money.
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