Now we’ve come to the final milestone in The Writer’s Path, which is simply this: Practice key habits for wellness, productivity, and success.

Why it’s important: Without key habits, you will burn out or have some sort of a train wreck. I have seen it too many times in my life. I have even seen it the last few years with some writers and entrepreneurs I know who got very successful, then they crashed and burned in their personal lives.

We all intuitively know that good habits are important—habits related to our health, sleep, productivity, mindset, and so much more. But they are also easy to ignore, aren’t they?

In a way, this is similar to Stephen Covey’s seventh habit from The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People—that habit is “sharpen the saw.” It’s tempting to cut and cut and cut… and then never sharpen the saw. When we try to cut down a tree without sharpening the blade, it’s much harder.

And that’s the big challenge of maintaining good life habits. They are easy to ignore. It’s easy to focus on creating, writing, and building a business, only to find yourself alienated from the people you love or in the hospital with a heart attack.

This is not really the 7^th milestone in the sense that it’s sequential related to the other milestones. These are all just keys that need to be part of your writing business and life. Good habits are a key part of life no matter what stage of building your business you are in.

Daily Question: On a scale of 1-10, how would you rate yourself on having good habits? Be honest.

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Kristin is the founder of Pen & Peacock Writing, which specializes in writing websites and digital marketing that inspire readers to take action while creating better brand recognition and top-of-mind product awareness.

She writes, produces, and edits website content, blogs, landing pages, eNewsletters, eBooks, and much more. Kristin is also a published poet and ghostwriter.

I’ve asked Kristin to come on the show today to share some tips for becoming a healthier writer. She has had her share of health challenges over the years. As a result, she is a great resource for helping us understand the importance of good health as writers.

In this interview, Kristin shares the importance of wellness, the power of mind, body, and spirit balance, some simple actions we take toward better health, and much more. This was a powerful conversation that has given me even more motivation to make health my primary focus this year.

You can find Kristin on her website, LinkedIn, or Facebook.

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Writing, for all the beauty and goodness it brings into the world, can also be a force of destruction.

For some reason, culturally speaking, writers are usually linked with vices such as smoking, drinking, lack of self-control, addiction to caffeine, ignoring their family to pursue their “art,” or any number of other destructive actions. Why is this?

The answer probably involves a much deeper dive into psychology than we have room for here (It certainly goes beyond my own expertise!). But the core reality is that writing requires such a huge amount of emotional energy that we are prone to fill the subsequent void with things that make us feel good in the moment but leave us empty.

The author John Updike wrote, “My first thought about art, as a child, was that the artist brings something into the world that didn’t exist before, and that he does it without destroying something else. A kind of refutation of the conservation of matter. That still seems to me its central magic, its core of joy.”

Updike didn’t mention that art can destroy the artist, but that is usually the first thing to go when a creative person pursues their craft to the exclusion of everything else.

Don’t make that same mistake. Don’t let your writing be the only thing that defines you. Choose to be a healthy person who is balanced, responsible, and enjoyable to be around. After all, what good is it if your writing changes other people’s lives, but it ends up destroying yours?

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Today, I’m thrilled to be joined by Jeremiah Timmons. He’s a writer and TV producer who has done work for Tyler Perry Studios, as well as HBO. Jeremiah also coaches writers on how to increase productivity by including wellness tools into their routines. 

Jeremiah got in touch with me a little while back, and I am so glad he did, because we had a fantastic conversation about overcoming resistance as writers. He’s had his share of roadblocks in his creative career, as we all have. He’s here to share what he has learned and how we can be more successful with our writing.  

It was an absolute pleasure to talk to Jeremiah. I encourage you to check out his website at TheThrivingScribe.com, where you can find out more and also apply for his VIP Writer’s Day. This is an experience where Jeremiah helps you become more productive and create your signature product. 

You can send Jeremiah a message, connect with him on Facebook, or follow him on Instagram. 

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