Have you ever felt like your hands are tied, and you can’t reach for your blogging dreams? If you have, you may realize that the restrictive feeling you experienced comes from lack and fear, both of which stem from your thought processes. Let’s say you believe you lack time to write and publish blog posts. […]
5 Lessons Bloggers Can Learn from 2024 Grammy Award Performances
What do the Grammy Awards have to do with blogging? A lot…especially if you are of a “certain age” or haven’t written or published anything in a while. This year’s ceremony provided a powerful reminder that you’re never too old to blog, blog a book, or book a blog…or write a book from scratch. And […]
How a Relationships with Your Future Self Helps You Achieve Blogging Goals
Are you well acquainted with your future self? You might think that’s a crazy question to ask since your future self exists in the future. However, you live in the present; therefore, never the twain shall meet, right? Wrong. Your current self can develop a relationship with your future self. Not only that, a conscious […]
How an Alter Ego Helps You Achieve Blogging Goals
If you find it challenging to become the person you want to be—a blogger, writer, or author, consider developing an alter ego. This “alternative self’ might be just what you need to begin showing up at your computer with the characteristics, behaviors, and mindsets you desire—and know you need to succeed at a blogging, writing, […]
How Bloggers Sustain High Levels of Motivation Over the Long Term
Achievement of your blogging ambitions requires sustained motivation. So, if your motivation level regularly waxes and wanes, you’ll make slow and inconsistent progress toward your blogging goals. However, a consistently high level of motivation means you can move quickly and consistently toward your aspirations as a blogger or blog-t0-book author. So, how can you sustain […]
19 Strategies to Help Bloggers Stop Overthinking
I cannot tell you exactly how many bloggers suffer from overthinking, but I know it’s a considerable number. I’ve seen myself get stuck in it, as well as many nonfiction writers and bloggers I’ve coached. Sometimes I think overthinking is a pandemic. Simply defined, overthinking means thinking too much. It’s a “condition” that keeps all […]
Why It’s More Difficult to Commit 90 Percent than 100 Percent to Your Blog
When committing to your blogging goals, you’ve probably heard the age-old advice to “give 110 percent.” Yet, how often do you commit to working on your site or posts—but not entirely. You say you are committed to blogging, but only about 90 percent (or less). Think about the times when you weren’t fully committed to […]
10+ Questions to Answer If You Don’t Finish the Blogging Projects You Start
Have you ever started a blog and not followed through with your goal of publishing posts on a consistent schedule? Or have you begun a blogged book project and never completed the manuscript? If so, you might have a habit of starting but not finishing blogging projects. And if that is you, then you likely […]