Why I Chose Writing (And Why It Was Never Really a Choice)

I didn’t wake up one day and decide to become a writer. Writing chose me long before I understood what it would become.

I grew up in Fiji, where English is not just a subject—it’s a requirement. To pass school, to pass exams, to move forward, you had to pass English. Reading and writing weren’t optional. They were survival skills.

At home, I watched my father write. He had a typewriter, clean handwriting, and a discipline around words. We had encyclopedias in the house. When you didn’t know something, you looked it up. You read. You learned. You respected knowledge.

Even as a kid, I understood something early: If I ever wanted to move beyond the island, beyond borders, beyond comfort—I needed language. English was the bridge. That lesson stayed with me.

Writing Was the One Skill Every Path Required

I later earned a degree in Information Technology. People assume IT is purely technical. It isn’t.

• IT is reading.

• Reading documentation

• Reading instructions

• Reading systems

• Reading failures

Before you touch anything, you read. Guesswork breaks systems. Then comes writing.

• Every website I built required writing.

• Every landing page required writing.

• Every ad, every contract, every proposal, every internal document—writing.

• Even “backend” work is writing.

• Code is writing.

• SEO is writing.

• System logic is writing.

Over decades, no matter which business I touched—technology, marketing, operations—writing was always the constant. Repetition turned into discipline. Discipline turned into clarity.

I didn’t try to become a writer. I realized I already was one.

Reading → Writing → Speaking (In That Order)

Here’s something most people get backward. Speaking doesn’t come first.

Reading comes first.

You absorb ideas. You learn how others think. You build vocabulary and judgment.

Writing comes next.

Writing forces clarity. You can’t hide behind tone or charisma. You either understand something—or you don’t.

Speaking comes last.

When reading and writing are solid, speaking becomes natural. You’re not performing. You’re transmitting. People who can read well, write clearly, and speak honestly are rare. People who can do all three consistently are even rarer.

That combination compounds.

Writing Is a Leverage Skill (Not a Luxury)

Some people think writing is optional. It isn’t. Writing is how ideas turn into systems. Writing is how systems turn into businesses. Writing is how experience turns into something others can use.

• Every landing page you see.

• Every contract you sign.

• Every product description.

• Every set of instructions.

All of it starts as words. And here’s the part most people miss: You don’t need money to start. Libraries are free. Books are free. Knowledge has never been more accessible. What’s rare isn’t access—it’s discipline.

Why I Write Now

Today, I write to document real life. This journal isn’t about motivation. It’s not about hype. It’s a living record—part journal, part field manual—of how faith, discipline, and modern tools intersect in the real world.

I write so others don’t have to learn everything the hard way. I write to leave a trail. I write because clarity compounds. If something here helps you think better, act cleaner, or build something that lasts—then the writing has done its job.

Final Thought

You don’t have to become a writer. But if you can learn to read better, write clearer, and speak honestly—you will operate at a different level than most people around you.

That’s not talent. That’s discipline.