Have you ever worked so hard to write your story that you gave up? Know that you are not alone. We all have given up at one point in time. Know that if you are still living and breathing, you have the ability to choose to return to the writing journey with one of your best friends: Your "Why".
Some of my reasons "why" are listed in the picture of my "Generations of Excellence" cellphone case. When I was designing this cellphone case, I thought about the fact that my mother (pictured at the top right corner surrounding two of my books), grandmother (pictured near the camera lenses surrounding two of my other books) and I (pictured at the bottom of the case in my cap and gown attending my college graduation ceremony with my dad, grandmother and uncle surrounding one of my books) all value higher education.
In fact my grandmother worked for U of M- Ann Arbor for 32 years. Before my mom died when I was seven years old, she was enrolled in college pursuing her Pre-Law degree. Talk about carrying on their legacy, I graduated as a First Generation College student from the very school that my grandmother served as a Survival Unit Certified Nurse Assistant.
The U.S. flag represents my relatives that have served and excelled in the Navy, Army and the Marines. Although my mom, grandmother and father are deceased, they are still are some of my reasons for pursuing my dreams and writing the stories that God places on my heart to write. They were some of my biggest supporters. They believed in me when I did not believe in myself. For example, my dad would tell people that I could do anything and he would send people to me for help with things that I had zero knowledge such as "how to replace an engine in a car, etc. This used to drive me nuts! Imagine a relative asking you to fix an engine on the car and then getting upset with you because you tell them that you can't do it and you give them a referral. My dad was literally telling people that because I had several college degrees, I could do anything and if I tell them I can't it's because they were rude to me so I refused to help them. My brother and I laugh about these stories today. My other reasons "why" are my God children, nieces, nephews and all the people who I believe need the content that will be written in every book that I produce.
Just like my "why" is important and fuels my actions; so is yours. Your "Why" is the reason why you wanted to write your story in the first place. Why did you want to write your story? Who will benefit from reading it and why? How much damage will be caused in the lives of these people if they never receive your story? Can you live with the fact that God gave you solutions to share with these people that you refused to share with them because you quit during your writing journey? Your story has the potential to generate multiple streams of income from one book. Who would this benefit in your life? Are they worthy of your sacrifice? If your answer is "yes", don't stop writing your story no matter how long it takes you to finish it. People are waiting on you to provide them with the resource that has been destined to come to them through you. Write out your "why" and post it where you can see it in the place where you normally write your story. Let's get this done! I believe in you. #royalclarityview #writeyourstory #rememberyourwhy #bookwriting #mindsetcoaching #indieauthors #healingjourney