Hi ladies!
Over the next few weeks, I will be posting some of the important benefits of following through.
Please plan to print off these lessons or at least journal about them in your success or writer's journal. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me.
And without further ado, here are the first two benefits of following through.
Following-through can help a writer to commit to writing projects. Without following-through, the writer may become inspired to complete a project but when times get tough, and motivations dwindle, you won’t be sufficiently motivated to continue working on the writing project until completion.
One of the reasons why following-through is so important is because it ensures that writers don’t start projects unreflectively. You’re writing goals and the progress your make on them should be a much more conscious and reflective process of constant re-evaluation and assessment. You shouldn’t take things for granted as writers. By following-through you will be able to make an objective assessment about whether or not you are on track with your writing goals.
If, on the other hand, you are mistaken in starting a writing project because it is not right for you or perhaps you have too much on your plate already, you could decide to put the writing project on a back burner and pursue it at a later time. But if you decide to do this you will know when you’ll be getting back to it.
It’s not easy for writers to become committed to projects by developing self-discipline and to move past the initial inspiration to actually completing the manuscript. It requires more than being excited about pursuing a project. It involves making a decision to see a project through to completion, regardless of the obstacles that get in the way. And this is where following-through comes in.
Commitment and self-discipline are crucial to reaching your writing goals and becoming a self-discipline writer. Commitments become apparent when something is gut-level important. Your commitments can pave a path to success as time goes on. Ideally, commitment involves a decision to start and complete a writing project.
In addition, commitment is a self-disciplined decision or choice to pursue a particular writing project. Writers need more than motivation to complete their manuscripts. Here are a few ideas to help commit to their writing goals.
1. View writing commitments as important and not just a nice thing to do. Writing commitments should advance your writing careers. If they don’t you shouldn’t commit to them.
2. Carefully reflect before committing to a writing project. Many writers unreflectively commit to the wrong things. This can result in a lack of productivity. The writing goals you commit to must be instrumental to your long-term success. Don’t just set goals and then hope for the best. Assess the goals and determine whether or not they are right for you before committing to them.
3. Always try to keep learning and researching as much as you can about the topic you want to write about. It takes a lot of research to write a good quality book or article. Researching can also help commit to a project.
4. Plan for success. Success doesn’t just happen. It takes a lot of hard work. Each step taken can lead to success, one small step at a time. You just have to plan your steps and bring them about one day at a time.
One important thing to notice about the above four steps to committing to projects is that all of them require more than mere motivation. They are all founded on some source of self-discipline.
Below, I will clarify the distinction between mere motivation and self-discipline. Take a look.
As you can see, self-discipline ensures the completion of writing goals. To develop self-discipline, you should follow-through on your short-term goals which will bring about long-term results and the completion of manuscripts. Self-discipline stops unnecessary tasks from taking top priority in your writing lives. You must focus on larger more necessary writing goals however to ensure that you complete your manuscripts. By following-through you could ensure that you will be successful and content as a writer.
Following-through can help a writer be a lot more in control of their writing career and projects. All you have to do is to follow-through on your ambition and push off the fence so that you could get into the swing of things. Most writers sit on the sidelines for way too long. This can cause paralysis and a lack of self-confidence. Sooner or later you have to take risks and see what is possible in your writing careers.
To most effectively follow-through, you need faith in yourself, trust, and self-confidence. And you can gradually build trust and self-confidence by following-through. Faith, however, is not wishful thinking, blind pursuit, or hoping for divine intervention. Faith is trust in real possibility, and the confidence to know you’re doing the right thing. And this is where follow-through can help tremendously.
Faith is the DNA of follow-through. You need faith that you are doing the right thing. As some of you know, you cannot fake faith: faith is an authentic and energizing feeling. You either have it or you don’t. There is no such thing as an unmistakable inauthentic faith. Sometimes you pursue a project because you think this is something you should be doing. But how do you know if this project is the right one for you unless you actually follow-through?
Faith is about the relationship that you have with yourself. Every good relationship is based on trust and confidence. Faith is about your connection with yourself. To have faith, you should have confidence that you are doing the right thing and trust in your abilities to carry it out. In other words, you have to honour who you are by pursuing your goals. And your goals have to promote your values as an individual. If they don’t, you won’t be successful. You won’t know which goals are cohesive with your values unless you follow-through.
To achieve anything worthy, you have to want it really bad. Want is more than following what someone else is doing—it is actually determining what YOU want to do, doing it, and then following-through to make sure that you achieved your writing goals. When you have this kind of faith and self-confidence, you will be able to follow-through and be successful.
Irene S. Roth
Over the next few weeks, I will be posting some of the important benefits of following through.
Please plan to print off these lessons or at least journal about them in your success or writer's journal. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me.
And without further ado, here are the first two benefits of following through.
Benefit #1:
Following-through Helps Writers to Commit to Projects
Following-through Helps Writers to Commit to Projects
Following-through can help a writer to commit to writing projects. Without following-through, the writer may become inspired to complete a project but when times get tough, and motivations dwindle, you won’t be sufficiently motivated to continue working on the writing project until completion.
One of the reasons why following-through is so important is because it ensures that writers don’t start projects unreflectively. You’re writing goals and the progress your make on them should be a much more conscious and reflective process of constant re-evaluation and assessment. You shouldn’t take things for granted as writers. By following-through you will be able to make an objective assessment about whether or not you are on track with your writing goals.
If, on the other hand, you are mistaken in starting a writing project because it is not right for you or perhaps you have too much on your plate already, you could decide to put the writing project on a back burner and pursue it at a later time. But if you decide to do this you will know when you’ll be getting back to it.
It’s not easy for writers to become committed to projects by developing self-discipline and to move past the initial inspiration to actually completing the manuscript. It requires more than being excited about pursuing a project. It involves making a decision to see a project through to completion, regardless of the obstacles that get in the way. And this is where following-through comes in.
Commitment and self-discipline are crucial to reaching your writing goals and becoming a self-discipline writer. Commitments become apparent when something is gut-level important. Your commitments can pave a path to success as time goes on. Ideally, commitment involves a decision to start and complete a writing project.
In addition, commitment is a self-disciplined decision or choice to pursue a particular writing project. Writers need more than motivation to complete their manuscripts. Here are a few ideas to help commit to their writing goals.
1. View writing commitments as important and not just a nice thing to do. Writing commitments should advance your writing careers. If they don’t you shouldn’t commit to them.
2. Carefully reflect before committing to a writing project. Many writers unreflectively commit to the wrong things. This can result in a lack of productivity. The writing goals you commit to must be instrumental to your long-term success. Don’t just set goals and then hope for the best. Assess the goals and determine whether or not they are right for you before committing to them.
3. Always try to keep learning and researching as much as you can about the topic you want to write about. It takes a lot of research to write a good quality book or article. Researching can also help commit to a project.
4. Plan for success. Success doesn’t just happen. It takes a lot of hard work. Each step taken can lead to success, one small step at a time. You just have to plan your steps and bring them about one day at a time.
One important thing to notice about the above four steps to committing to projects is that all of them require more than mere motivation. They are all founded on some source of self-discipline.
Below, I will clarify the distinction between mere motivation and self-discipline. Take a look.
Motivation – Self-Discipline
Something we think will help – Something we decided will make a big difference
Something we like – Something that’s beyond like
Something we’re momentarily passionate about –Usually has to do with a long-term goal
Usually short-term – Something that lasts long
Tends to fluctuate – Tends not to fluctuate
Based on emotions – Based on a decision
Based on short-bursts of energy – Based on long-term perseverance
Something we think will help – Something we decided will make a big difference
Something we like – Something that’s beyond like
Something we’re momentarily passionate about –Usually has to do with a long-term goal
Usually short-term – Something that lasts long
Tends to fluctuate – Tends not to fluctuate
Based on emotions – Based on a decision
Based on short-bursts of energy – Based on long-term perseverance
As you can see, self-discipline ensures the completion of writing goals. To develop self-discipline, you should follow-through on your short-term goals which will bring about long-term results and the completion of manuscripts. Self-discipline stops unnecessary tasks from taking top priority in your writing lives. You must focus on larger more necessary writing goals however to ensure that you complete your manuscripts. By following-through you could ensure that you will be successful and content as a writer.
Benefit #2:
Following-Through Helps Writers Feel More in Control
Following-Through Helps Writers Feel More in Control
Following-through can help a writer be a lot more in control of their writing career and projects. All you have to do is to follow-through on your ambition and push off the fence so that you could get into the swing of things. Most writers sit on the sidelines for way too long. This can cause paralysis and a lack of self-confidence. Sooner or later you have to take risks and see what is possible in your writing careers.
To most effectively follow-through, you need faith in yourself, trust, and self-confidence. And you can gradually build trust and self-confidence by following-through. Faith, however, is not wishful thinking, blind pursuit, or hoping for divine intervention. Faith is trust in real possibility, and the confidence to know you’re doing the right thing. And this is where follow-through can help tremendously.
Faith is the DNA of follow-through. You need faith that you are doing the right thing. As some of you know, you cannot fake faith: faith is an authentic and energizing feeling. You either have it or you don’t. There is no such thing as an unmistakable inauthentic faith. Sometimes you pursue a project because you think this is something you should be doing. But how do you know if this project is the right one for you unless you actually follow-through?
Faith is about the relationship that you have with yourself. Every good relationship is based on trust and confidence. Faith is about your connection with yourself. To have faith, you should have confidence that you are doing the right thing and trust in your abilities to carry it out. In other words, you have to honour who you are by pursuing your goals. And your goals have to promote your values as an individual. If they don’t, you won’t be successful. You won’t know which goals are cohesive with your values unless you follow-through.
To achieve anything worthy, you have to want it really bad. Want is more than following what someone else is doing—it is actually determining what YOU want to do, doing it, and then following-through to make sure that you achieved your writing goals. When you have this kind of faith and self-confidence, you will be able to follow-through and be successful.
Irene S. Roth
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