Nicholas Bate:

Come On. Get That Non-Fiction Book Written 7

Cookery. Knitting. Management. Bicycle Maintenance. You've got a book or two in your head and at your hands: it's time to release it.

What's the book called? 60 seconds for a title. Go.
What's the first real (after all the thanking your mum etc) sentence of your book? 120 seconds to write it. Go.
What is the closing sentence? 120 seconds. Go.
Grab a sheet of blank paper. Draw the cover. 180 seconds. Go
What are the first five chapter heads? 120 seconds. Go.
How much is it: paper? Kindle? 30 seconds. Go.
You get a slot on drive-time radio. The DJ turns and asks "why should my listeners read your book?" 180 seconds. Go

OK. You've started. Don't lose momentum, 500 words every day and 2000 on an early Sunday morning. Go.

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On Change 4: Energy and time and space to execute change

The back story On Change.

Change 1: A Big Enough Why?

Change 2: Total Clarity

Change 3: Resources

Energy and time and space to execute change:

"I don't have time to get the changes I want". Actually, we all do. Here's how:

We'll have to drop something in our schedule. It may be TV, it may be working late, it may even be (for a while) Intermediate Spanish class. Look through your schedule. There is time to be found.

We'll have to build reserves of energy. Change is often a battle. It needs extra ooommph. Become more active during the day. Get away from the desk and stand more. With energy comes the ability to change.

Space. Where is your mission control? The place where your plans are visible and the coloured pencil can be found in an instant. Create one.

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Change 2: Total Clarity

Resources

For change to happen you need some resources. Gather these:

Notebook, pencil, pencil sharpener. Nothing more complicated is needed. The notebook does not need to be flash, the pencil does need to be sharp.
A buddy on the journey. Change can be tough and the best of us can be willing enough to find an excuse to stop, delay or take an easy route. Who might really support?
Fresh thinking. Start with Kurt's Power Blogger list (LHS of blog) and see where that takes you.

Get those sorted.

TBC

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