3/16/2024 0 Comments 30 days to write a book challengeBut, if you have historically been an inconsistent writer, as long as you choose to maintain that identity, you will write sporadically. (Yes…you can do that!) Then, be congruent with the identity you have chosen.įor instance, if you want to be a writer-a person who writes-writing daily is an action that aligns with that identity. One of the best ways to become self-integral involves choosing an identity. Finally, your increased level of self-integrity will help you write consistently all year long. Additionally, you can finish a writing project on a deadline any other time of the year. Then, you’ll find it easier to complete your 30-day challenge writing projects. Do that, and you increase your levels of self-confidence and self-esteem. Be self-integral, and write consistently until you meet your goal. So, if you promise yourself to complete a 30-day writing challenge, keep that promise. In other words, you’ll find an excuse, like “I couldn’t finish my book project in a month because the dog got sick…” or Thanksgiving took up too much of my time, I had a work deadline, or whatever. And eventually, you’ll let yourself off the hook. You will have good intentions of following through on your commitment, but you won’t believe you can do it deep down inside. Therefore, each time you lack self-integrity, you make it harder to keep your word to yourself the next time. In fact, not keeping your commitments to yourself lowers your levels of self-esteem and confidence. Lack of self-integrity has serious repercussions. The Damage Created by Lack of Self-Integrity Did you keep your word? Did you do so more often than you kept your word to yourself? I bet you did. Think about the promises you made to family, friends, coworkers, or others. Like them, I bet you keep your commitments to others, though. Most people don’t take their promises to themselves seriously, so you aren’t alone. And how many of those times did you…or didn’t you…keep the promise? Or how many times have you tried to write a book in a month and never finished the project at all…let alone in that timeframe? Look back at how many times you’ve promised yourself you would do something, like write daily, stick to a diet, exercise regularly, or stay in contact with your friends. But how serious are you about that commitment? How likely are you to keep your word to yourself? Let’s say you committed to writing a book in a month. So, these writers fail to keep their word to themselves. They promise themselves that this time they will start and finish a nonfiction project-even a short one. Writers take on the challenge with high hopes. How do I know this? Because NaNoWriMo reported that one year the organization had 287,327 participants but only 35,387 “winners.” That means that only 29% of the writers who began novels during the event actually finished them.Īs the founder of NaNonFiWriMo, more often called the Write Nonfiction in November (WNFIN) Challenge, I see the same results. Yet, many writers that participate in a 30-day writing challenge, like National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) or National Nonfiction Writing Month (NaNonFiWriMo), don’t have integrity-at least not with themselves. And by keeping your promise to yourself, you demonstrate self-integrity. You only need to report your progress to yourself-no one else. Even if you told your friends or writing buddies of your plans, it’s your self-integrity that matters. Whether you decide to write fiction or nonfiction, you promise to finish your writing project-such as a book-in a month. Choosing to participate in a 30-day writing challenge is a commitment made to yourself.
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