Yearly round this time, I provide you with a phrase or a phrase to encourage my new 12 months, one which I’ll hold with me as a reminder because the 12 months passes on.
This isn’t something novel. I first heard about this from a pal who I reconnected with after faculty. He informed me he really tattooed the brand new phrase yearly on himself, to which my response was:
“Is the phrase of the 12 months this 12 months, CRAZY?”
I wouldn’t take it that far (plus, wouldn’t he ultimately run out of room?) however the thought of a phrase of the 12 months has been with me for 5 years since, and it’s a neat little mechanism for maintaining myself in examine.
My phrase final 12 months was “rejoice” as a result of my poisonous trait is to perform one thing after which instantly begin the subsequent factor earlier than I actually have a probability to benefit from the second.
Having the phrase written in my thoughts (and tattooed on a Publish-it Notice by my desk) turned a mild reminder to assist me decelerate and grow to be extra grateful for the issues that occurred this 12 months.
I’ll share my 2023 phrase with a narrative. Maybe this may encourage you to pick out a phrase that will help you get unstuck subsequent 12 months. 😊
One of many hardest challenges…
I ever needed to overcome as an entrepreneur was writing my ebook, Will It Fly? Though it was self-published, which meant I may transfer it a lot quicker than conventional publishing strategies, the ebook nonetheless took me over 2 years to finish.
Why did it take so lengthy?
As a result of I wasn’t being me.
You see, proper earlier than beginning to write this ebook in 2013, I learn a ton of books from one in all my favourite authors, Malcolm Gladwell. As I used to be absorbing his books, I used to be additionally absorbing his writing model.
His books are so well-written, I assumed that to ensure that my ebook to be simply nearly as good, I needed to write identical to him.
From fascinating scientific research to the informative connections he creates between them, I got down to just do the identical, and sadly, it stopped me in my tracks.
After 3 months of absolute frustration, I stop writing.
“I assume I simply wasn’t meant to jot down this ebook,” I informed myself.
Quick ahead to six months later. A pal requested me how my ebook was coming alongside, and I informed him the story. Then he stated the next:
“You’re not Malcolm Gladwell. You’re you. Why are you making an attempt to jot down like him? Write such as you.”
Gamechanger.
It appears so apparent years later, however as you understand, it’s simple to fall into these traps.
Quickly after that dialogue, and in addition with the assistance of a writing coach I employed, Azul Terronez, I used to be writing like me, and the phrases began to move.
This coming 12 months, 2023, I’m writing a brand new ebook. This time, it’s with a conventional writer, and as a substitute of placing the “it should be like all the opposite nice historically revealed books on the market” spin on it, I NEED to proceed to be my genuine self throughout all of my work, particularly right here with this new ebook.
I’ll share extra in regards to the ebook later. For now, that is my phrase of the 12 months to information me all through 2023:
Genuine.
Your Name to Motion
Now your flip. What’s a phrase to softly nudge you all through subsequent 12 months, to maintain you on monitor and remind you about the place you’re going?
Write it down and place it someplace you understand you’ll see it. Right here’s to you and a tremendous 2023!
