Tag Archives: writing
Writing Less So I Can Write More
During the 33 days since I started writing first thing every day, I've written 77 posts at the 6 blogs I maintain. (This completely ignores 3 others I've neglected.) My goal in life isn't to be a blog writer.
Teaching My Brain That First Means First
A few weeks ago I started writing first thing in the morning instead of reading what other people have written. Leaders lead, y'know? I've discovered another benefit.
Reaction Controls Direction. Action Allows Direction.
For the past two weeks I've started every day by writing instead of reading what others have written. Leaders lead, eh? Throughout the day, other ideas come to me. Even when it's not first thing in the morning, I'm writing … Continue reading
Don't Start What You Can't Finish
Seth Godin's Poke the Box is about starting stuff. Steven Pressfield's Do the Work is about finishing stuff. Here's my challenge: never ever start anything you can't finish yourself.
Two New Books This Summer (Or Is It Three?)
Perilously close to finishing the gross-level editing on The Time is Now 11:59: Heretical Thoughts for Tomorrow's Business. About half done with the writing of Getting Your Book Out of the "Someday" Box. And Sue has begun transcribing the audio … Continue reading
Write with Your Heart, Edit with Your Head
Writing has to flow, like water. Writers thirst. Imagine, though, if you were dying of thirst (you are, you're a writer) and the person holding the hose kept shutting it off so they could adjust something. Spurt of water; shut … Continue reading
Getting Your Book Out of the "Someday" Box by Finding Why
The greatest challenge to getting your book out of the "someday" box isn't writing, it's starting. It helps if you spend some time finding why; if you clearly establish your real reason for writing a business book.
Why Post Daily?
In the shower this morning I realised that I didn't have anything to post today. It bothered me. Of course, the first thing I wondered was, why? Why does it matter if I post every day, or just almost every … Continue reading