Short Form Motivational

Metadata

• inherits: ../short-form-voice-adjustments/SKILL.md
• formats: X single, LinkedIn, Threads
• quota: max 1-2 per month

short-form-motivational

A motivational post WITHIN your niche. The format most likely to make you sound like a LinkedIn coach if you're not careful — and the format most likely to ship pure AI slop if your writing-style/SKILL.md doesn't enforce specifics.

Quota: 1-2 per month maximum. More than that and your feed turns into noise.

Structure (LinkedIn)

[Hook: a personal-stakes statement OR a hard truth.
  Examples:
  - "Three years ago I was making €4k/mo at a job I hated. Today I make €0/mo doing what I love. I'm happier."
  - "If you're waiting to feel ready, you'll wait forever."]

[2-3 short paragraphs:
  - The detail that grounds it (specific scene, number, moment).
  - The reframe.
  - The implication for the reader.]

[Closer: a hard, declarative line. NOT "you got this!".
  Generic shapes (replace with your own):
  - "Just start."
  - "The right time is now."
  - A specific command tied to your niche.]

Rules

• Personal specifics are mandatory. A motivational post without a specific scene from YOUR life is generic motivation — and generic motivation is AI slop.
• No "you got this" / "believe in yourself" energy. Motivational posts that land say hard things, not soft things.
• Land it with a command, not a wish. "Just start" beats "I hope you take action".
• Tie it to your niche. Motivation about life in general is too broad. Motivation about shipping, building, writing — your turf.

Anti-patterns (heavy)

• Generic inspiration ("Believe in yourself", "Trust the process"). Banned.
• Hustle culture energy ("5am club", "no excuses"). Banned.
• Posts that could appear under any name in any industry. The post should only make sense from YOU about YOUR niche.
• Three-adjective stacks describing future state ("amazing, fulfilling, abundant"). Cut.
• "Like and follow if you agree" — engagement bait.
• Closing with "What's stopping you?" — overused tic.

Example patterns (and their constraints)

The shape that works: a sharp, specific phrasing that earns the motivational tone via concrete detail — "The worst thing that happens when we take a chance is that our life stays the same." Counter-pattern that almost never earns its place: rhetorical-question closers like "Why not you? Why not today?" — usable once per year, not per post.

For author-specific references in your own voice, see writing-style/SKILL.md.

Workflow

1. Pick the specific moment from YOUR life that prompts this.
2. State the lesson as a command, not a feeling.
3. Cut every word that could appear in a generic motivation post.
4. If it still sounds generic, scrap it. Not every week needs a motivational post.