So many of us struggle to write consistently. We may write for a day or two and then skip a week or two of writing. Unfortunately, this can only lead to a lack of productivity and success. It is far better for you to make sure you write regularly. If you have been in my…
Many of us believe that if we’re busy, we are productive. Yet, that’s a chimera. Many times, we may be doing busy work, but we are not productive, but just plugging away doing random things that don’t help us to complete our goals. Therefore, it’s important for us to ensure that when we sit down…
I recently came upon a new book written by Chris Bailey called How to Calm Your Mind. In the book, he discusses a corollary of productivity, and that is calm. It would sound strange that a guru of productivity who has always written about how to be efficient and effective now is arguing that we…
Many of us are doing way too much. We may take too many courses and workshops. We have too many clients. We are running from one thing to the other with no coherence. As a result, we keep overextending ourselves. We overspend as a result to because none of these workshops are cheap. They all…
Many writers are always aiming for perfection. They want to create the best manuscripts and complete writing that they haven’t for a while. However, perfection is only of secondary importance. What’s most important to the success of a writer is persistence. Every day, a writer should sit down and write for a minimum of 15…
Many writers slog through the writing of their books. This may be because they are bored with the project before it’s completed or run out of ideas on how to finish up. Or perhaps we may have trashed everything we’ve written and find ourselves back at square one, tired, anxious and lacking in self-confidence. Some…
In January, we’re all trying to start new habits that will help us be more productive and successful. So, this month, I will start this process of self-betterment. It can be difficult to focus right from the get-to on Mondays. Writers struggle with that. It’s a lot easier to focus when you have a job…
If you haven’t made much, if any, progress towards your writing goals this year you might think you should simply give up. But I am urging you not to do so. Despite the fact that there are only three months left in 2021, you can still get a lot of things done. You just have to…
This is a unique book about the adventures and reflections of a person as he travelled along the west coast. It is a divine place, one where people can see deep into their souls and pause to reflect on their place in this vast and beautiful planet, we call earth. There is something…
August is usually the month when we take holidays and we decide to take a step back from our writing and from our life before everything goes back to normal again, quite literally. However, August need not be a month when we sluff off completely and do no writing. I have been harping…