There are many impediments to one promoting their book, especially in regards to time, money, connections, knowledge, skills, strategy, and opportunity. But perhaps the biggest barrier one must overcome is themselves.
What challenges you psychologically and
emotionally? Which mental hang-ups hold you back from really successfully
marketing your book?
Here are 37 areas to examine and address if you
are to finally break through the limitations that have constrained your efforts:
1. You don’t need anyone’s
approval to market your book. That means you don’t
have to ask for permission of anyone nor seek anyone’s approbation to do
whatever you feel is necessary to promote yourself.
2. Do not let memories of
past failures or losses shame you into not trying again. Learn from your
experiences but don’t let the lesson be that you should not take risks and try
again.
3. Be decisive about what
you want and fully commit to that choice. There is a time to
evaluate, question, and doubt. That is called research and due diligence. Once
that is done, commit your body, mind, and soul to fully support your decision
and leave the second-guessing to others.
4. Make decisions, not
excuses. Stop overthinking and start doing. Take action and do your
best even if everything is not aligned perfectly.
5. It is never too late to
pursue a dream or take action now. Stop trying to defend
why you do nothing. Take that energy and move in the direction of your goals.
6. Let go of yesterday’s
anger and stress so you can focus on pursuing fresh opportunities.
7. Don’t be afraid or
ashamed of living your truth.
8. Stop running from
problems that bottleneck you and need to be fixed.
9. Why procrastinate? There is no upside to
delaying the doing of what needs to be done. Try procrastinating on
procrastinating.
10. It is okay to have a
down day, not a down month. Allow for an
expression of tears, fears, and screams — and then move on. One setback should
not anchor you.
11. Do not seek perfection. You are a work in
progress. Don’t settle for mediocrity but don’t hold out for perfection or the
ideal.
12. Choose to see things
differently. Don’t just accept things as you think they are or
should be.
13. Moving on is not giving
up. Know the difference – and unstuck yourself by going forward –
always.
14. Bigger results can cone
when you narrow you focus or scope of work. Don’t try to
do everything at once.
15. Have fun. Yes, this is
important. Enjoy the journey.
16. Keep it simple. Make things less
complex by simply finding the quickest, easiest, most efficient way to
accomplish something.
17. Just go for it. When in doubt,
take action. Keep moving. Eventually you will get somewhere.
18. Give to get. Share, help others,
and offer assistance – it will come back to you.
19. Your book is not for
everyone. Do not think otherwise. Focus on your readership niche.
Target to those who really should care – and dismiss the rest.
20. Don’t make quick judgments or major declarations
without surveying your options.
21. Don’t forget to look at yourself before
focusing on everyone else. Sometimes, you are the problem.
22. Never think it is too late to achieve
something or to get started.
24. Why worry about things that can’t be changed? Accept what can’t be
changed, but fully try to alter what can be changed.
25. Stop seeking
justification for why things have not turned out as desired. No time for
pity or whining. Just pursue your goals.
26. Set goals and get your
priorities in order.
27. Take ownership of and
responsibility for your goals. No one else will or
can achieve them for you.
28. Don’t overlook what
you have or can do to only focus on what you lack or can’t do. Accept your weaknesses
and embrace your strengths. Always believe in yourself and give yourself the
benefit of doubt.
29. Dump negative people
and naysayers. They either support you or they don’t . Get some
rah-rah around you. Some critics are needed to keep you grounded, but people
who are negative by nature and being you down need to be quarantined.
30. Take the positive and
optimistic approach. Yes, there is such a
thing. Choose to believe, to hope, to see things as possible. Life becomes what
you see it as.
31. Break up some of your
routine. To do exactly the same thing, in the same way, every single
day, will not help you grow.
32. It is time to change
your approach to change. Get out of your comfort zone.
33. Finish what you start.
34. There is no upside to
being disorganized, unprepared, or uninformed.
35. Don’t feel you have to
be in control of everything. Trust in others to
help you.
36. Prune all non-essential
activities from your schedule today and obsessively rally around your
single-minded priority.
37. Confront the hard stuff
the second thing in the day. First thing: do something
that is simple, easy, quick, and confident-building. Then get to what you hate
or fear. Tackle the tough stuff and then get over that hump to achieve a lot
more.
Please Contact
Me For Help
Brian Feinblum, the founder of this
award-winning blog, can be reached at brianfeinblum@gmail.com He is available to
help authors promote their story, sell their book, and grow their brand. He has
30 years of experience in successfully helping thousands of authors in all
genres.
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