I have a book in me that is ready to come out, it\u2019s something I\u2019ve been wanting to do ever since I was in my early twenties and knew I wanted to be of service to this planet.\u00a0 I feel like I am going to burst with enthusiasm and joy for this project, yet I am also stuck because I am terrified it won\u2019t happen and I have no idea how to go about this process. How do I allow this book to come to fruition without getting in my own way, as in trying to talk myself out of it, putting it off, staying inspired, etc.?\u00a0 This is so important to me, and I don\u2019t want to lose this momentum I feel.<\/i><\/p>\n
Sam, Colorado<\/i><\/p>\n
Hi Sam,<\/p>\n
Congratulations, that\u2019s great!\u00a0 And I get where you\u2019re at \u2013 oftentimes in the same instance that brilliance and inspiration strike, fear, doubt and confusion as to how to proceed also enter the picture.\u00a0 This is of course normal but it doesn\u2019t have to be your long-term experience with this project that\u2019s so near and dear to your heart. I happen to have a client who is well into the writing process of his own book that is bursting out of him, but he started right where you are.\u00a0 While I\u2019m no expert in book-writing, I do have some ideas and suggestions that have been very helpful for him, myself, and many others I know.\u00a0 Below are some tips that will hopefully help you out in remaining in alignment with this project, maintaining your energy and passion for it, and of course, help you finish it.\u00a0 Furthermore, these tips can be applied to anything you are working on that is of importance to you and you\u2019d like to see come to fruition.<\/p>\n
First of all, ideas, inspiration, motivation, and creativity all come from a place of alignment, or being centered and connected.\u00a0 When we\u2019re in alignment, we have access to everything we need to create; when we\u2019re out of alignment, we can only see about 6 inches in front of our faces and have very limited access (i.e. we feel uninspired, unmotivated, at a loss as to what to do, etc.).\u00a0 My advice would be to make being in alignment your top priority throughout this process (and all of life, really!), especially before each and every time you sit down to write.\u00a0 For example, many authors I know meditate, exercise or go for a walk outside, pray, practice gratitude or do all of the above before sitting down to write.\u00a0 It raises their vibration and gets them in a state of flow and receiving, and good things always come from that!<\/p>\n
A great tip that was given to me by a certain best-selling author you may have heard of, this guy Neale Donald Walsch (wink wink), was to set sort of a sacred time to write as well as a minimum of time you are going to write for each day.\u00a0 For example, writing in the morning for at least 15 minutes a day.\u00a0 If you end up writing for longer than that, great, if just the 15 minutes, then that\u2019s great, too.\u00a0 He also gave me the tip to never stop at the end of a chapter or paragraph, or even at the end of a sentence for that matter.\u00a0 Give yourself a place to easily pick up from.\u00a0 I thought that was brilliant.\u00a0 No wonder this guy has published so many books, eh?<\/p>\n
Finally, one thing I have done as well as the client I mentioned earlier, is to give yourself a \u201cwriting retreat\u201d, as in remove yourself from the everyday distractions and go somewhere simply to write for a few days.\u00a0 For example, my next writing retreat is 2 days at hotel where I will also pamper myself and spend some time relaxing (that\u2019s how I happen to get my greatest inspiration and work done).\u00a0 In other words, make this fun and pleasurable!\u00a0 Carry that initial energy of excitement, enthusiasm, joy and passion forward as much as you can.<\/p>\n
Can\u2019t wait to read your book, Sam, be sure and let us know when it\u2019s done!<\/p>\n