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Having trouble coming up with a mantra to assist you keeping on track? Not sure which mantra that you could use to inspire and focus you to write and publish your business book? While the following are not strictly mantras in the traditional sense, they are a great starting point to get you thinking about […]

Mantra. What is that, you ask and why do I need one to write a business book? For those who know what a mantra is you can skip the definition below. According to Wikipedia a mantra is: A “mantra” (/ˈmæntrə, ˈmɑːn-, ˈmʌn-/ (Sanskrit: मन्त्र);[2]) is a sacred utterance, a numinous sound, a syllable, word or […]

What can you do when the magic of writing disappears? Pull a rabbit out of your hat? Perhaps not. Perhaps you need find where your magic came from in the first place and that means you need to look inside your mind. One technique to do this is to think or do something else for […]

Hey presto! We are all given 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and we all use it differently. Hey presto. If we are to study those who seem to do more, then for many of those people you will see a regular pattern. Hey presto. These successful people don’t do it alone. They […]

It is time to finish. Put your polishing brush down and stop rewriting that manuscript. You need to finish. It is time to move on – if you keep editing and re-editing, your book will never be published. In words similar to Nike – Just Publish. What is the worst that can happen? (Assuming that […]

Carpe Diem – Finesse Today Dr Seuss said it so well – today is your day, you are off and away. Think of this quote while reading the five tips to finesse your book today. 1. Seek a non-vested opinion If you are writing a book that you are trying to make relatively easy to […]

Yes, you can. Stop finessing. “Done is better than perfect.” (While Facebook is out of favour at the moment, this saying still holds true.) No one will be able to read your book if it is in a continuous state of ‘finessing’. Be brave. Publish.   Any questions or comments, please contact me by replying […]

Do you need support to finesse your writing? Support can come in a variety of ways. Below are some places that you could research to assist with finessing your writing: Writer’s Centre in your state/city Institute of Professional Editors Upwork Fiverr Australian Writers’ Centre Will you sign up for a writing course, engage an editor […]

Sounds simple in theory, however, not so in practice. One system that I utilise is a 3 step process that I call the 3Ds: Delete Delegate Dictate   Step 1 ­– Delete For many people when they receive a phone call, email or notification their immediate response can be to respond. What would happen if […]

Top 10 tips are certainly commonplace in newsletters and blog posts today and I am more than happy to follow this trend. I love to be able to have a list of items that I use as a checklist to leverage my existing lifestyle choices and cultivate them into new and different habits and outcomes. […]