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As with any major project in your life, there is always a question of ‘juggling’ your usual daily activities with the new project that want to complete. Perhaps an easy way to assimilate (and complete) a new project in your life is to change one of your existing habits. This means that you will replace […]

Knowing why you want to write a book gives you one of the best indicators of the pace you should set. Knowing when you want to release a published book will provide you with a framework for how you will need to set your schedule. Depending on how you like to work, that could be […]

The most obvious suggestion would be that you simply start (for those who have not put ‘pen to paper’). Then leverage from the scientific theory that objects in motion stay in motion. That is, let momentum carry you along and leave inertia behind. You may be able to gather more momentum by dusting off some […]

If you truly believe that your stuff (your story) is not worth strutting, then you should stop and find something else to do with your time. There are times when we should stop, take a breath and reconsider what we want to achieve. If you are not proud to strut your stuff, why would anyone […]

There is a saying, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” Whether you believe it or not, does not matter when you put into context what this saying can suggest. My interpretation is that what you do on a daily basis reflects how you live your life. Perhaps this saying can be traced back […]

Five tips to nuture your idea: WHY Understand why you want to do this – deep understanding of this will give you excellent motivation to want to complete the project – think about how you make time to watch your favourite TV show or go to a movie – you need to refocus your mindset […]

Many people will be familiar with the story of Johnny Appleseed. The American pioneer who loved apples and is credited with spreading apple trees across America in the 1800s. It is said that he was a good farmer and enjoyed growing apple trees. Out of this passion, he travelled from place to place and planted […]

What happened when I listened to my own advice and did not answer the phone, or emails or browse on my phone? A few things: The world did not end (no surprise here) Nobody noticed that I had gone into ‘radio silence’ My kids were still feed (I remained an acceptable parent) The husband was […]

In a post last month I wrote about understanding ‘why’ you want to write your book before you put pen to paper. Assuming that you have your why, here are some practical ways to jump into writing your book. Mark it in your calendar. Set an appointment with yourself. Get an accountability partner. Pick up […]

Seth Godin wrote a blogpost about simply sitting down, writing and getting it done. The particular part of the post that he wrote that resonated with me, and I think it would similarly resonate with many people who think that they can’t write, was his comment around, ‘Have you ever been lost for words when […]