No Excuses:Your Guide To Successful Authorship

Dedication

To Karen,

Thank you for always believing, especially when I didn’t believe in myself.

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Contents

INTRODUCTION: WHY PUBLISH a Book?

Chapter 1: Where Do I Begin?   

Chapter 2: Negative and Positive Mindsets

Chapter 3: Mindset Challenges

Chapter 4: Affirmations

Chapter 5: Where do I Find the Content?

Chapter 6: Setting Smart Goals

Chapter 7: Dreams Do Come True

Chapter 8: Marketing and Self-Care

IF THE BOOK IS TRUE, it will find an audience that is meant to read it.

Wally Lamb

INTRODUCTION

Why Write a Book?

This book has been written to support those of you who want to write your story. Maybe you have words of wisdom to impart, or you want to grow your business. Maybe you have a vivid imagination and write as a form of escapism. For most of us we struggle at the beginning – we don’t know where to start – or is that an excuse? Whatever struggle you think you may have with penning your story, I offer many tips and techniques to get you on your way. No excuses accepted.

How many of you have made the following excuses?

✓  I’m too busy.

✓  There’s no time.

✓  I have to cook dinner.

✓  I work all day.

✓  Friends are coming over for lunch.

✓  The in-laws have arrived.

✓  Got to walk the dog.

THEN THERE ARE THOSE fixed mindset issues:

✓  I’m not good enough.

✓  No one would read my work.

✓  I don’t know enough about the subject.

✓  I don’t know where to start.

✓  I just can’t. I don’t know enough.

How many times have you spoken the above words? Yes, it takes time, and effort. Yes, you need to walk the dog, and go to your day job. Yes, you need to cook dinner and visitors do disrupt the routine. You also need to stop making excuses. You can write, you can find the time, you do know how to research, you are good enough.

Just Begin.

It’s your choice.

If you are ready to write your story, if you are