Are we asking the right questions?
I don't always ask good questions. I ask obvious ones.
Like, "Why do I always procrastinate?"
Wherever you are on your book writing adventure, you’ll find what you need here…
What to do if you’re just starting out on your Author Adventure: planning, preparation, and dealing with your Inner Dickhead
Are we asking the right questions?
I don't always ask good questions. I ask obvious ones.
Like, "Why do I always procrastinate?"
Are we asking the right questions?
I don't always ask good questions. I ask obvious ones.
Like, "Why do I always procrastinate?"
What do you want your new world to be like?
Your life? Your business? Your relationships?
You’ve written a great book, you’re getting wonderful feedback on it, people are contacting to tell you how they’re getting on and how much they love the book, and yet on Amazon... it’s crickets.
Michael Stipe was right, eh?
Oof. What a few days, eh?
It's the end of the world as we know it.
If anyone ever tells you launching a book (or any product, for that matter) is easy, smile sweetly and back away. They’re either lying, or utterly clueless.
If we’re not drinking the Koolaid, if we’re not hustling 24/7 and obsessing over growth, we’re somehow less than those other entrepreneurs and business owners we see crushing it every day. I call bullshit. Not all growth is healthy.
Beware the spooks, ghouls, and monsters lurking in the shadows, waiting to destroy your book…
You can create a sacred space even in a shared office, a busy home, or a public café; it just takes a little ingenuity and a certain amount of hard-headed resolve.
What would you do with your business and your products and services if there were no rules? If nobody was watching? If you could guarantee nobody would laugh?
Use all the tools at your disposal: build a rabid Instagram following, especially if your business is visual like aerial arts, painting, cartooning, and exotic dancing – but please don't make it the only thing you do.
Don't just read; do.
Of course, some books make it easier to do that than others... Like my new book How The Hell Do You Write A Book. It not only makes it super simple for you to take action on what you're learning, it also helps you write a book of your own that people will read and use and get value from.