Reading Time: 55 seconds Happy Friday--and what many call "Quitter's Day" (i.e., the second Friday of a new year). It's the day most people throw in the towel on their new year's resolutions, goals, intentions ... whatever you call them. Yes, I know it's technically the third Friday of the year, and also resolutions, goals, and intentions are different. (Not the point. Just sayin'.) Here's what I'm getting to: this is the day most people lose their resolve, question their ability to achieve...

Reading Time: 25 seconds So in this very busy second work week of the year, we've talked about celebrating your author anniversary, your book birthdays, and your progress. Because, it’s easy to get busy and skip celebrating … or skip celebrating because we’re conditioned to keep looking down the road at the next goal. Here's what I suggest you do with all that celebrating: you share it! I’m not talking about taking the "look at me" position because you’re so totally cool (because you are!)...

Reading Time: 8 seconds So, did you add those book birthdays to your calendar? (Good.) Now let's talk about something else worth celebrating: the fact that you set a goal and you're making progress. Maybe your progress isn't as fast as you'd like it to be (it might like you're hardly making any progress at all). That's okay. Progress is progress, and you're further along than you were yesterday, last week, or last month. (At least you're here, reading these emails, looking for hope and...