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March 30, 2023
February 2023 Income Report
February’s income was $7,973, down from January’s $11,973. Profits were $4,514, down from January’s $7,898.
End of a fifteen-month streak of record self-published income
This month is below-average in both income and profit. In fact, a very long streak was broken this month: For fifteen months, my twelve-month book income rose. As of this month, I’ve made $86,546 over the past twelve months from book sales. As of last month, I had made $89,601.
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March 23, 2023
Introducing 100-Word Writing Habit (the book!)
After some initial speed-bumps in keeping it in-stock, the 100-Word Writing Habit book is now available!
This new short read is based upon my popular email course. In it, you’ll learn:
Why 100 words is more than you think. See how the words add up over time, and why 100 words is more than 100 words.What beliefs are holding you back? Shatter the five writing myths, one by one.What should you focus on to ensure success? Learn how to progress through the “three Cs” of writing, one at a time.
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Kellogg’s 6-Hour Day – Love Your Work, Episode 298
In the midst of the Great Depression, cereal manufacturer Kellogg’s switched to a shorter, six-hour day. This continued a trend that seemed inevitable: people would work less and less. But economic policies, management strategies, and cultural attitudes changed. The story of the rise and fall of Kellogg’s six-hour day is a microcosm of these changes, as well as of our attitudes about the roles of money, leisure, work, and women and men.
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March 10, 2023
(Limited Time) Free copy of How to Write a Book
Are you spending this weekend thinking about that book you want to write? To celebrate the five-year anniversary of my short read, How to Write a Book, I’m giving it away!
This book shares the simple 11-step process I’ve used to write three best-selling books. It’s helped thousands of readers, and has nearly 200 5-star Amazon ratings.
At only about 40 pages, you can read it in half an hour, so it won’t get in the way of the most important thing – actually writing your book.
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March 9, 2023
Desire Paths – Love Your Work, Episode 297
Desire paths are trails left on the ground, by anything that frequently travels along a route. There are subcultures fascinated by desire paths as symbols of collective wisdom, disregard for authority, or mere evidence of existence. Desire paths are also celebrated as a design technique. Desire paths in their pure form are about what you can see, but the characteristics of desire paths – which you can’t always see – can help you optimize your life and gain clarity in your creative projects.
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February 24, 2023
January 2023 Income Report
An audio version of this income report is available to Patreon backers of certain levels »
January’s income was $11,279, down from December’s $16,325. Profits were $7,898, down from December’s $8,395.
Record yearly revenue, profit, and book sales
Before last month, this month would have been just shy of record-breaking income. But, I’m still breaking other records this month.
This month caps off a twelve-month period of record revenue. I’ve made $118,806 of re...
February 23, 2023
Beyond Vulnerability – Love Your Work, Episode 296
The term, “vulnerability” has spread into realms where it’s not an accurate description of what’s going on. The case for being vulnerable often doesn’t make sense. In the creative realm – and possibly in others – we should pursue something beyond vulnerability.
When I wrote about vulnerability to my Love Mondays newsletter, saying some of what I’m about to ...
February 9, 2023
Summary: The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli – Love Your Work, Episode 295
The Prince is a political treatise, written by Niccolò Machiavelli, first distributed in 1513. It’s infamous for its apparent advice to political leaders to lie, murder, and manipulate. It’s still a fascinating read today, and is thought-provoking when considering any context where the true motives of actions may not be what they seem. Here, in my own words, is a summary of Niccoló Machiavelli’s, The Prince.
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January 27, 2023
December 2022 Income Report (and 2022 review)
An audio version of this income report is available to Patreon backers of certain levels »
December’s income was $16,325, up from November’s $8,903. Profits were $8,395, up from November’s $4,364.
If you’ve read many of these reports, you’ll immediately notice this month’s income is unusually high. It is, in fact, a record, by a substantial margin. The previous record was $11,295, back in August, 2022.
What happened?
Big payment from ActiveCampaignThe main reason income was so unusually high t...
January 26, 2023
Sure Bets and Wildcards – Love Your Work, Episode 294
Which would you rather have? Mild success, or wild success? Most of us would prefer wild success. But we pursue mild success. And you can’t have one when you’re going for the other.
A more specific version of the scenario I mentioned in episode 253: Imagine you’re working at Starbucks during the day, and at night you’re ...
