![]() You have visual and auditory noise constantly asking for your attention.Īnd then there is the mental noise. It’s easy to find yourself surfing the net, checking email or Facebook, or watching Youtube videos when you should be writing. The problem is that most of us are distracted and don’t live in the present moment. When you create blocks of time to write or writing “dates” on your calendar, you must focus your attention on the job at hand-writing-in that allotted amount of time. Productivity is based on one skill: your ability to focus. But new supportive habits will help you get to the next level in your writing-and complete your 30-day writing challenge. Or maybe you have to break your addiction to Facebook and other social media sites. Maybe you need to go to bed and wake up earlier every day to create a time to write. Maybe you need to stop watching two hours of television per night to open up two hours per day of writing time. That’s why you have to courageously approach preparation for your November writing challenge by creating new, supportive habits. If your current habits have not to date supported your desire to write, you need to change your habits. They expect to write consistently for 30 days a-although they haven't done so before. They let life get in the way of their work. Many people take on a 30-day writing challenge to push themselves to write because in they don’t write regularly. What many writers don’t consider is the courage necessary to change your habits. To run a writing marathon from start to finish, you need to do the same things-not just before but during your 30-day writing event as well. Additionally, the runner sleeps at least seven to eight hours per night while in training and the night before a race. Not only will he get in physical shape, he also will hydrate, eat foods that provide energy, and use supplementation to ensure his body has all the energy he needs to make it over the finish line. If you don’t, you’ll run out of energy midway through and have to drag yourself across or quit before you get to the finish line.Ī runner won’t start a race without first preparing his body. Pillar #2: EnergyĪ 30-day writing challenge is a bit like running a marathon. This preparation will help you succeed in November. Take time before your 30-day writing challenge starts to organize your thoughts, goals, and book details. Begin developing the habits that will help you achieve your goal.Make arrangements that allow you to let go of obligations or responsibilities during November. ![]()
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