Fearless Fabulous Project

To write a book is the fantasy of so many! To write the Great American Novel or to simply appreciate the heft of the “finished product,” dreamed of for so long.

Andy Wibbels, of “Blog Wild: A Guide for Small Business Blogging” and general small business development fame, is hosting an eight-week class that will meet “virtually” four times to get the dang thing done.
Write a Book in 45 Days Book-Writing Workgroup

Write a Book in 45 Days Book-Writing Workgroup

I’m using the opportunity to write the book I thought I might write in a few years to support my recently piloted—and in July to be launched—12-week Fearless, Fabulous Project coaching program. Before the end of June I need to flesh out the content from my extensive outline form, and thought the first “real”round would provide that opportunity. But then I slapped myself upside the head, and realized, “Gee, I can chase down the final outcome now, and then have more than what I need to run the groups!”

What’s even better, is I’ll be able to pull out the prose in chunks to offer up on this blog, in my ezine and in autoresponders. It will all be at my fingertips, if I kick it in the workgroup.

There are some heavy hitters of the coaching and Internet Marketing worlds have signed up: Molly Gordon and Lorrie Morgan-Ferraro to name just two. I know and have benefited from their work, and they are both gifted writers. So, I know I will be kept to the straight and narrow on fulfilling my commitments. Don’t tell anybody… but I think I’m gonna benefit from their expertise.

?I’ll need to fully develop two chapters each week to keep my schedule and reach the goal: a finished book by mid-June. It’s more than a little scary to put myself on the line this way. What if I freak out? What if I overcome my fear and fulfill this long-imagined goal?

?Can she do it? I’ll keep you posted on how it goes.

One of my recent epiphanies revolves around technology. I love it.

I am surprised, as I never wouldhave imagined saying tha about myself.

At the beginning of my work life, I was one of the “early adopters” with personal computers and often in a position to teach and mentor others in how to best use them. I felt challenged, and as a result smart, every day.

I learned many skills over the next twenty years, but never anything as satisfying as learning how to effectively learn how to use my tools. This may be surprising to those who know me predominantly as a writer and editor.

There was often a duel between the soft skill of composing words and the hard skill of getting them to behave/perform as intended. For a long time, there was been a lack of respect between those responsible for their creation and then their ultimate manipulation and presentation.
?Mastery of most things is an illusion, and never more the case than with technology…especially when it changes daily. The idea of lifelong learning has never been more relevant or necessary than when trying to conduct an online business.

Every day I am challenged to learn new programs and applications to make it possible to show up in the world the way I want and to get my work done most efficiently. Honestly, I haven’t had to work so hard to learn this much so fast since I first entered the work force. Yet, this is probably the most exciting time in my work life to date.

I’m trying to pace myself and limit the distractions to achieving my major tasks. It’s hard. But it’s fun–when I’m on track and when I’ve gone down another “rabbit hole.”

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