Do You Talk To Yourself?

Happy Thursday Prosperous Writer!
You Must Write a Book  is 99.9999% done and I’m getting ready to launch it in conjunction with a trip I’m taking to New York in October (more details to come!).
When I’m asked,  “How do you write so many books?” one of my first thoughts is: I tell myself it’s possible to write more books.
Which brings me to a question I have for you:  What do you say when you talk to yourself? Are you saying positive, encouraging things, or are you beating yourself up, or even insulting yourself?
As it turns out, talking to yourself is a sign of genius. See, you knew you were smart and you were right!
I believe you should talk to yourself, on purpose, every single day. The self-talk in the context I’m referring to is called affirmations. Whatever you say when you talk to yourself can technically be called an affirmation, even if what you’re affirming is something you definitely don’t want…
So, if you want to write more words, write better words, write and publish more blog posts, articles, or books, it is in your best interest to decide what you should say when you talk to yourself … and then spend some time every day doing just that.
Here’s my foolproof 3-step process for designing and using affirmations that work:


Decide what you want, and what you must do to achieve your outcome. For example: I want to write 3 books a year, and each day I must write 500 words.


Write an affirmation that encourages your desired behavior and outcome:I write three books this year by easily and effortlessly writing 500 words every day. I love writing every day!


Create a document in Evernote with your affirmations. Use the option to schedule a reminder each day to review and speak your affirmations.


You don’t need to become the 2016 version of Stuart Smalley. (Smile.) But if, as I write you’re struggling with getting the results you want, designing, reading and speaking affirmations can be just the propellant you need to get exactly what you want.
I hope you have an awesome couple of weeks! Stay cool, writer friend!

One More Thing…
~ To Listen: ICYMI {In Case You Missed It} Tom Corson-Knowles and I talked more about the benefits of Evernote and my marketing strategies in The Publishing Profits Podcast Show .
~To Learn: In case you haven’t heard, Scrivener for iOS is here! Mat Morris created a free tutorial   and plans to add it to his Scrivener for Authors course available on the Author Strong website.

 

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