We can overcome our fear, but only by one way

Orlando International Airport September 11, 2013 9:30am
Orlando International Airport September 11, 2013 9:30am

 

If you enlarge this photo, you will see only six people in line. There are normally hundreds (or more).

Just had this insight – the reason we are afraid to exercise regularly is because of the underlying and overwhelming notion that we have to do it every week for the rest of our lives.

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An author must exercise and challenge and have fun

Walt Disney quote about large Florida land purchase
Walt was asked, What are you going to do in Florida?

 

Exercise is not just physical. Exercise can be mental. We know this. Here you go then…

Four things a book manuscript submission process can teach a person

Clarity • Simplicity • Focus • Execution

The book deal promises 100 days from manuscript submittal, a copy is in your hand.

You get one sentence (20 words max) to describe what your book is about.

Can we summarize our life’s work or our future vision in one sentence?

Have we ever tried? This brings us back to clarity, simplicity, focus, and shipping (doing what you say you are going to do).

All done with generosity and authenticity.

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Here is the deal on how it works

excerpt from book back cover
Real life in real time, a photo from yesterday

 

Here is the deal on how it works – what it is like to write five daily, differently-themed blog posts every single day.

The clock is (always) ticking for all of us and there are constant, important things to be done. This is why some days the posts are particularly inspiring and others days not so much.

Sacrificed running yesterday for writing and book deadlines. Right now I’m hitting the ‘save this post button’ and going for a run. Car mechanic by 8:00am and it’s 30 minutes away. Will finish the other three posts later.

You know the feeling right?

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There is an emotional labor to the big things in our life

Book back cover design instructions
It took two days and serious thought to write something so brief

 

There is an emotional labor to the big things in our life. And it makes us physically tired. And we need to figure this out. Otherwise we will quit.

The pressure of a book deadline. The reality of having a teenager. Travel. Potential, looming war in Syria. Aging parents. Tragedy amongst friends.

Walked 50 minutes yesterday instead of running 30 minutes. Just did not feel like running (nor walking really). But I walked anyway. It was a decent compromise and I’ll take it.

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