This week I’ve got a quick message for you.

I don’t know if and what holidays you celebrate.

Today I’m (hopefully) taking the day off to spend time with my family.

I wrote something last week that I plan on sharing on LinkedIn later this week.

But for those who stay away from social media, or who just don’t happen to follow me, I wanted to share this here as well.

It includes a bit of a challenge for you as we get closer to 2024.

Whatever you’re doing this week, I hope you get a chance to reflect on all the incredible things you’ve accomplished.

Not just the ones that were in public, but the tiny victories you had that nobody knows about.

It’s often the things we do without recognition that make the biggest impact on our lives and on those around us.

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Everyone has knowledge to share.

Many of you are already teaching without realizing it.

I listened to an amazing podcast last week with Ali Abdaal and Nathan Barry.

Deep Dive with Ali Abdaal is a goldmine for advice, so I highly recommend it.

The one story Nathan shared was about his daily writing streak.

He went 600 days in a row of writing at least 1,000 words.

My immediate thought was, “That’s great for him, but I could never do that”.

And then I remembered that I use Grammarly. It tracks how many words go through its system as you write every day.

Every so often I get an email that shows me the running total.

The screenshot shows that I’ve written over 2.4 million words.

And that’s just what I’ve written since September, 2020.

And only the words that went through Grammarly.

That doesn’t count mobile or in any app that Grammarly doesn’t track.

My pal ChatGPT tells me that 2.4 million words From Sep 13, 2020 - Dec 4, 2023 Is around 2,084 words per day!

No, not all of those words were spent sharing advice.

But think of all the ways you share your knowledge without posting on social media?

• The emails sent to clients.
• The Slack messages sent to colleagues.
• The instructions added to a spreadsheet explaining results.

Each time you answer a question, you’re sharing your knowledge.

Bookkeepers tend to be quite introverted.

It takes a lot of effort for me to post in public.

I’m much more comfortable alone or with my family.

And I know a lot of my fellow bookkeepers feel the same way.

But I want to challenge you to share your knowledge in 2024.

I know what you’re thinking.

I call BS.

Every day I’m on LinkedIn, I learn something new.

I learn tips on writing, automating, and growing my business.

Tips that seem trivial to the people who have known this advice for years.

But it’s all new to me. No matter where you’re at, You’re a step or two ahead of someone else.

They don’t need advice on making $100M next year.

They need to know how to find their first client.

Or which accounting software to choose.

Or just how to cope with the stress.

We aren’t part of some secret society.

Sharing your knowledge makes everyone a bit better.

When we’re better, our clients get better service too.

In the end, everyone wins.

So, here’s the challenge.

1. Share something you’ve learned, no matter how small.
2. Tag me in it so I can learn and celebrate with you.

Good luck in 2024!

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