Motivation to write

What motivates for one person may not motivate another. … But motivation is an essential ingredient for your success.

Ask yourself, why do you want to write that book? What good will come of it? Both for yourself, and for others. Now, expand on that good.

Specifically what will it mean? How will your life be improved with the completion and publication of the book.

Think about it. Think about it hard, because I truly believe you don’t have the right to NOT write that book of yours. Think of the millions of lives that will be improved, directly and indirectly, because of your book.

Conversely, think about the millions of lives that will be disadvantaged if you DON’T write your book!

Steve Manning / WriteABookNow
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Posted by Douglas Eby | | 10.20.06 | Share This

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