I get it you’re busy. The kids have to get to school and homework has to be done and dinner cooked. Client calls must be made. Marketing has to happen (or you won’t have any clients to worry about). And then there’s bookkeeping, website maintenance, JV outreach…the list goes on.
Clearly, finding the time to write a book is a struggle.
But given how important a published book is to your overall business growth, it’s time to take a look at what you can do to make that happen—even if you have no time to spare.
Don’t let a lack of time hold you back from finishing your book.
The best way to find time is to look at your schedule for the next two weeks;
- Where can you identify pockets of time to spend even five minutes writing? This includes looking at the time before everyone’s awake, mid-morning, mid-afternoon, evening, late evening.
- When is your best time for being productive during the day? Are you a morning or night owl person? Write during your most productive time.
- What can you cut back on or give up in the next 2 weeks? Instead of endless scrolling on social media, watching tv, or cleaning – open up a notes app on your phone and write your book.
Decide how important your book is to your professional future and consider prioritizing your writing over other distractions. If you find the first five minutes soon you’ll find more and more time. The reward for all this time management and productivity-enhancing effort is that you will discover you can write a book.
Keep writing!
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About Rebecca
Rebecca Camarena is an inspiring book writing and publishing coach. She is an international Best-Selling author of the women’s anthology book, Out of My Comfort Zone: Stories of Courage, Perseverance and Victory.
Rebecca brings clarity to your writing and simplifies the self-publishing process for authors, entrepreneurs, coaches, health and fitness experts, memoir writers, and others – anyone with a story to tell.
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