Kent Sanders If you’re having trouble getting focused and using your time well, I highly recommend using the Pomodoro Technique. This is a simple focus strategy used by people all over the world. I use it all the time because it helps me get a lot done in a short amount of time. In the 1980s, a … Read more
We have all kinds of amazing guests on this podcast, but it’s rare that I have a guest whose platform has been built on the very concept of daily writing. But since 2010, my guest has been blogging about leadership every day. Now he has a following of nearly half a million people across social … Read more
In our quest to make more time to write, we focus on the big distractions. It’s easy to feel like the world is against you as you deal with events, meetings, chores, and never-ending tasks. Those items can make it difficult to squeeze in writing time, for sure. However, there is a more insidious form … Read more
Over the years, I have spent a lot of time thinking about why writers struggle. In fact, the whole point of this podcast and by extension, the Daily Writer Club, my membership group, is to help writers overcome the obstacles to writing. I want to help them, and help YOU, be more successful. A big … Read more
I’ll be speaking on Saturday, Sep. 16th at the Refined Conference in Chattanooga, TN. This faith-based, one-day event is for authors, leaders, and entrepreneurs who want to live out their God-given mission. Use the code DAILYWRITER to get $100 off your registration. * * * Have you ever held up an hourglass and looked at … Read more
For most people, running a marathon is a pretty big deal. The distance of 26.2 miles is a long way for one person to run in a single shot. So, how do people actually pull it off? What is the process for actually completing a marathon? Let’s start with the obvious: if you break down … Read more
Do you struggle with being a perfectionist? If so, let’s talk about a strategy that can help you overcome it immediately. But first, let’s deal with this question: what is perfectionism? Perfectionism is the tendency to get paralyzed by the idea that your work is never good enough. Perfectionists imagine there is a standard out … Read more
If you ever run a race, you’ll notice there are two kinds of runners: those who are competing against everyone else, and those who are competing against themselves. The ones who are competing against everyone else take running very seriously. They like to set records and get the glory of being known as a winner. … Read more
When we were kids, we learned the phrase, “Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.” As adults, we try to put this into practice by doing things to minimize our risk and never trust one single entity for our success because it can fail. The same is true for your success as an author, … Read more
One of the most pervasive ideas in Western culture is the concept of “finding your dreams.” No one knows for sure where this idea came from. It has probably been around in some form for as long as there have been stories about heroes and their goals. The idea goes something like this: the main … Read more