Where does time go? It's been far too long since I made a blog post and that just proves that I'm still the weakest link in this one woman show. It's not that I haven't been busy. I've been extremely busy, and I did finish a book, but I've also been moving and attempting some success at another venture.
What I've learned is that there really is no such thing as multitasking.
I need to be better at my business, and my business is writing and publishing. I haven't been pushing myself. I'm still on the fringes of success with a small readership and that means there is no real demand for my work.
I have to cultivate that demand and it starts with me. I need this. My family needs this. I write for myself but also for the financial stability of my family. This is my job and I need to get better at treating it as such. That means more time, not just writing but promoting. I suck at promotion. That has to change. How will I reach readers if I make no effort to put my face and my books out there?
I've talked a lot about discipline and I'm still struggling with it. I've discovered that small achievable goals take me further than lofty ones. So where do I begin? I need a small goal to achieve every morning. Once I manage that then I will set daily goals, then weekly, monthly etc. Goals like a daily word count, posting one promotional thing each day. Small steps that ultimately make a big impact.
At the end of the day when time has run out, I only have myself to blame for what I did and didn't do for my business.
-Ella
