“I don’t have time to write!” It’s one of the more prevalent excuses I hear from Authors addicted to excuse-making. What they might not realize is how irrelevant this response really is. Heck, as my retreats have proven you don’t need much time at all to write a book; usually 12 to 14 hours is all it takes.
The truth is, if you cannot find that much time, you’re not ready to write your book, which means your book isn’t ready to be born. Plain and simple.
What an author addicted to this (or any other) excuse is really saying is the following: at this present time, my fears are more powerful than my desire to follow through on my divine journey.
If you’ve found yourself struggling with this particular justification for delaying your book, what do you do? How do you move forward?
You can actively do nothing.
Yes, you read that right.
I said. “You can actively do nothing .”
“What?” you might ask. “Do nothing?! That’s absurd and unhelpful and certainly not what I expected to hear from you, Tom Bird!”
Well, it’s true. You can do absolutely nothing about your fears. Through a series of gradual or perhaps radical changes, Life will lead you
where you need to be – a place where the pain you feel will eventually become so great you will be forced to make a change.
So if you’re into waiting around for that near-death, tragic loss, or disease to happen you don’t have to read any further. But if you would like to be bravely proactive, take the free gifts for this week (a digital download of my book Write to Heal and a copy of Transitioning Back to the Author You Were Meant To Be, the writing audio played at all of my retreats) and use them.
Yes, yes, yes, yes … I realize you don’t have enough time to write. That’s been made very clear.
But I believe you have time to read.
Here are three things I want you to do:
1. Make a date with yourself to pick up and read something from Write to Heal each and every day, even if it’s only a sentence.
- Play the subliminal track of Transitioning Back to the Author You Were Meant To Bein the background at least once a day.
- Take time to pat yourself on the back each day for following through on the above. You heard me write (oops!). Pat yourself on the back for challenging your fears. No matter how little you got done, you’ve gotten something done! Give yourself a special cup of tea or coffee, take a walk or whatever you decide is your reward. Soon you will begin to see change.
Once the change starts to take place (you will know when this happens), employ the same system for positive reinforcement and start completing the exercises in Write to Heal.
No matter which path you choose to employ – the tense wait and the drastic change or the proactive approach — you’re going get to where you need to be as an Author. The only decision you need to make is whether you want to get there painfully or pleasurably.
It’s your choice.