Why I Created "Strategic Content & AI"

It Was Part of a Journey

Trapped in the “Good Girl” Role

I became a lawyer to please my parents.

It wasn’t my first choice.

My dream was to become a writer.

But my parents convinced me that I could use my writing ability as a lawyer; it was a more lucrative route, more financially secure. So that’s what I did.

And you know how it goes - you get a job, you have a salary and benefits, you get comfortable.

After a while, I became a stay-at-home mom, focusing on my three beautiful children and supporting my husband’s career.

Any dreams of becoming an author were long forgotten.

Although every so often, just to put a smile on my face, I’d jot down a poem or an essay. I took an online course on how to become a blogger, but I didn’t have the guts to become one.

So, it stopped there.

It’s Easy to Forget Who You Are

As I look back now, I see that I lost so much of myself in my marriage.

I didn’t believe in myself.

Nor did I believe I could have whatever I wanted. Or that I could become whoever I wanted.

A writer? Me? I just couldn’t imagine it.

That boat has sailed, I thought.

I’m too old, too inexperienced, too forgettable. Why would people care about what I had to say?

The Inner Shift That Triggered a Change

But then the Universe stepped in with a divorce. And that divorce triggered my spiritual awakening. I was now on a journey back to myself.

And so, it began.

I joined a writing group, and then another one.

I submitted a poem here and an essay there.

I wrote my memoir — just for me, an aid to my healing journey.

I took an online copywriting course.

I created a website and began coaching other women in transition.

I started creating digital courses.

I joined a membership to learn about using AI for business.

Then I found Substack, but I wasn’t sure I had the time or energy to commit to it.

The Outer Shift That Led Me Here

And then I lost my job.

Another prompting from the Universe.

Now, a lack of time and energy was no longer a good excuse.

Also, it felt right to share my learnings about writing and AI with others.

After all, AI has become such a big part of our culture, our economy, our lives.

And writers need AI too.

Not because we need AI to write for us, but because it can help us become better writers. It can help us with ideation and the expansion of our ideas. It can help us deliver our content more efficiently and spread our messages.

So, I created “Strategic Content & AI”

Not only to satisfy my urge to write and to be heard, but to share what I learned with others so they can do the same.

It’s here that I hope to build a community of like-minded content creators, writers, and those looking to fuse their creativity with technology.

Welcome to my little corner of Substack!