Author: Joanna Penn
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781912105427
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Being a writer is not just about typing. It's also about surviving the roller-coaster of the creative journey. Self-doubt, fear of failure, the need for validation, perfectionism, writer's block, comparisonitis, overwhelm, and much more. This book offers a survival strategy and ways to deal with them all.
The Successful Author Mindset
Author: Joanna Penn
Publisher: Curl Up Press via PublishDrive
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Being a writer is not just about typing. It’s also about surviving the roller-coaster of the creative journey. Self-doubt, fear of failure, the need for validation, perfectionism, writer’s block, comparisonitis, overwhelm, and much more. When you’re going through these things, it can feel like you’re alone. But actually, they are part of the creative process, and every author goes through them too. This book collects the mindset issues that writers experience, that I have been through myself over the last ten years and that perhaps you will experience at different times on the creative journey. Each small chapter tackles a possible issue and then offers an antidote, so that you can dip in and out over time. It includes excerpts from my own personal journals as well as quotes from well-known writers. I hope it helps you on the road to becoming a successful author. The book includes: Part 1: Mindset Aspects of Creativity and Writing Self-doubt and imposter syndrome Need for validation Fear of failure Fear of rejection and criticism Your inner critic Fear of judgment Perfectionism Writer’s block and procrastination “I’m not creative. I don’t have any ideas” “My writing isn’t original” “Why write? There are too many books in the world already” “I don’t have the time or self-discipline to write” “I’m not finding writing much fun. It’s hard work.” “I keep starting things and not finishing them” Dealing with friends, family and writer’s groups “How do I find my voice?” Comparisonitis or “Everyone is better than me” Part 2: Mindset Aspects after Publishing Anti-climax and creative dissatisfaction What is your definition of success? What happens when you tell people that you’re an author? “I’m overwhelmed” Dealing with fans, authenticity and drawing the line Haters gonna hate Ambition, fame and fortune Giving up Part 3: Tips for Success on the Author Journey Know thyself Understand and hone your creative process Develop professional habits Manage professional relationships Take control of your writing career Find your community Keep learning Schedule rest and take time off Think long term. Create a body of work
Publisher: Curl Up Press via PublishDrive
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Being a writer is not just about typing. It’s also about surviving the roller-coaster of the creative journey. Self-doubt, fear of failure, the need for validation, perfectionism, writer’s block, comparisonitis, overwhelm, and much more. When you’re going through these things, it can feel like you’re alone. But actually, they are part of the creative process, and every author goes through them too. This book collects the mindset issues that writers experience, that I have been through myself over the last ten years and that perhaps you will experience at different times on the creative journey. Each small chapter tackles a possible issue and then offers an antidote, so that you can dip in and out over time. It includes excerpts from my own personal journals as well as quotes from well-known writers. I hope it helps you on the road to becoming a successful author. The book includes: Part 1: Mindset Aspects of Creativity and Writing Self-doubt and imposter syndrome Need for validation Fear of failure Fear of rejection and criticism Your inner critic Fear of judgment Perfectionism Writer’s block and procrastination “I’m not creative. I don’t have any ideas” “My writing isn’t original” “Why write? There are too many books in the world already” “I don’t have the time or self-discipline to write” “I’m not finding writing much fun. It’s hard work.” “I keep starting things and not finishing them” Dealing with friends, family and writer’s groups “How do I find my voice?” Comparisonitis or “Everyone is better than me” Part 2: Mindset Aspects after Publishing Anti-climax and creative dissatisfaction What is your definition of success? What happens when you tell people that you’re an author? “I’m overwhelmed” Dealing with fans, authenticity and drawing the line Haters gonna hate Ambition, fame and fortune Giving up Part 3: Tips for Success on the Author Journey Know thyself Understand and hone your creative process Develop professional habits Manage professional relationships Take control of your writing career Find your community Keep learning Schedule rest and take time off Think long term. Create a body of work
The Successful Woman's Mindset
Author: Galit Ventura-Rozen
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN: 9781791504212
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
The Successful Woman's Mindset will take you on a journey to activate the power within yourself to have the success you desire in your business, job, and life. With 21 characteristics that you can implement into your life effortlessly, you will find that the Successful Woman's mindset is already within you and ready to burst out and grab the success you deserve and desire.If your gut is telling you, "You were meant for more," this is the book for you. If you have the taste of success and are ready to embrace YOUR Strengths and accept your weaknesses, this is the book for you.If you believe you are a work in progress and are anxious to learn more, this is the book for you.Success can be yours and begins and ends with your mindset.Isn't it time you opened up your mindset to the possibilities and opportunities that are right in front of you for the taking?Discover how to: * Turn Fear into Determination*Get Comfortable with the Unknown * Be Open to the Possibilities * Embrace Your Value and moreWhen I came up with the topic for this book, I started doing research and what I found was Carol Dweck, Ph.D., a psychologist and a pioneering researcher in the field of motivation. She looked at why people succeed (or don't) and how to foster success. With over 6 million views of her TEDx talk, you could say she is an expert in growth mindset vs. fixed mindset. I had never used this terminology before, but I knew there are people in this world who believe they can't and those who believe they can. It has been said by some of the most famous people in the world that if you believe you can or can't, you are right."It doesn't matter who you are, where you come from. The ability to triumph begins with you - always." -Oprah WinfreyYou might be asking yourself, "How can I have the successful woman's mindset? How can I be like Oprah?" or someone else that you see in the media, idolize, or look up to. What I have found interesting in speaking to many women is there really isn't that much of a difference between them and Oprah or somebody else they might find admirable. One of the main differences is associated with their mindset and not believing in themselves.In this book, you will learn the characteristics you can embody to have the success you desire, in your definition. You will also have activities to ask yourself the important questions necessary to get you to your desired level of success. Recognize that the limits you may think you have are many times the limits you place on yourself. This recognition is a large part of your success and will help you implement what you learn in this book.The chapter titles of The Successful Woman's Mindset are:1. She has a Growth Mindset2. She Knows Her Definition of Success3. She Knows Oprah Status is Achievable4. She Levels Her Waters5. She Understands What Matters6. She Embraces Her Value7. She Knows Her Why8. She is Open to the Possibilities9. She Believes She Can10. She Uses Her Past Successes to Overcome Future Obstacles11. She Gives Back12. She is a Leader13. She Turns Fear into Determination14. She Gives and is Open to Receive15. She Owns Her Mistakes and Failures16. She gets Comfortable with the Unknown17. She is Visible 18. She is Always Open to Learn19. She Never Fears Competition, She Learns From it20. She Does What She Loves21. She is a Work in ProgressBONUS: When you purchase the digital or hard copy of the book, you will receive a code to download a personal workbook to go along with the exercises mentioned in the chapters.
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN: 9781791504212
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
The Successful Woman's Mindset will take you on a journey to activate the power within yourself to have the success you desire in your business, job, and life. With 21 characteristics that you can implement into your life effortlessly, you will find that the Successful Woman's mindset is already within you and ready to burst out and grab the success you deserve and desire.If your gut is telling you, "You were meant for more," this is the book for you. If you have the taste of success and are ready to embrace YOUR Strengths and accept your weaknesses, this is the book for you.If you believe you are a work in progress and are anxious to learn more, this is the book for you.Success can be yours and begins and ends with your mindset.Isn't it time you opened up your mindset to the possibilities and opportunities that are right in front of you for the taking?Discover how to: * Turn Fear into Determination*Get Comfortable with the Unknown * Be Open to the Possibilities * Embrace Your Value and moreWhen I came up with the topic for this book, I started doing research and what I found was Carol Dweck, Ph.D., a psychologist and a pioneering researcher in the field of motivation. She looked at why people succeed (or don't) and how to foster success. With over 6 million views of her TEDx talk, you could say she is an expert in growth mindset vs. fixed mindset. I had never used this terminology before, but I knew there are people in this world who believe they can't and those who believe they can. It has been said by some of the most famous people in the world that if you believe you can or can't, you are right."It doesn't matter who you are, where you come from. The ability to triumph begins with you - always." -Oprah WinfreyYou might be asking yourself, "How can I have the successful woman's mindset? How can I be like Oprah?" or someone else that you see in the media, idolize, or look up to. What I have found interesting in speaking to many women is there really isn't that much of a difference between them and Oprah or somebody else they might find admirable. One of the main differences is associated with their mindset and not believing in themselves.In this book, you will learn the characteristics you can embody to have the success you desire, in your definition. You will also have activities to ask yourself the important questions necessary to get you to your desired level of success. Recognize that the limits you may think you have are many times the limits you place on yourself. This recognition is a large part of your success and will help you implement what you learn in this book.The chapter titles of The Successful Woman's Mindset are:1. She has a Growth Mindset2. She Knows Her Definition of Success3. She Knows Oprah Status is Achievable4. She Levels Her Waters5. She Understands What Matters6. She Embraces Her Value7. She Knows Her Why8. She is Open to the Possibilities9. She Believes She Can10. She Uses Her Past Successes to Overcome Future Obstacles11. She Gives Back12. She is a Leader13. She Turns Fear into Determination14. She Gives and is Open to Receive15. She Owns Her Mistakes and Failures16. She gets Comfortable with the Unknown17. She is Visible 18. She is Always Open to Learn19. She Never Fears Competition, She Learns From it20. She Does What She Loves21. She is a Work in ProgressBONUS: When you purchase the digital or hard copy of the book, you will receive a code to download a personal workbook to go along with the exercises mentioned in the chapters.
The Writer's Mindset
Author: Lisa Hoeffner
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781260526349
Category : Authorship
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"To become good writers, students must learn more than a writing process: they must develop a writer's mindset-the rhetorical skills to read critically, analyze and synthesize sources, and write with their audiences in mind. How can we help students with the challenges involved in thinking like a writer? By using incremental steps that move from literal thinking to analytical and critical understanding, The Writer's Mindset makes the development of college-level writing capabilities possible for all students, whatever their level of preparedness. Students are guided to use rhetorical thinking, and in so doing, their ability to emulate the strategies of successful writers develops, and their capacity to use intentional, audience-based strategies in their own writing increases. The Writer's Mindset provides students with tools to transform the way they approach reading, writing, and arguing through five key pillars. Rhetorical Focus All successful writing-from an informative report to an argument-depends on the writer's audience awareness and rhetorical skill. The Writer's Mindset helps students understand and develop the rhetorical thinking needed for any writing purpose. Incremental Approach The Writer's Mindset breaks down the thinking required to be an effective writer and offers students methods to develop a writer's mindset in incremental steps. Embedded Support The Writer's Mindset helps even struggling students develop high-level reading, writing, and arguing skills by offering extra help for the more difficult topics and tasks. Student Appeal The Writer's Mindset meets students' needs for relevancy and value. The approachable tone, high-interest readings, and reflective writing prompts help students make personal connections with the content. The breadth of coverage allows the text to be used in both semesters of composition, making it a great value. Instructor Support The Writer's Mindset offers extensive instructor support created by the author, a writing professor with over thirty years' experience, including an annotated instructor's edition; topical PowerPoints; teaching plans for face-to-face courses, online courses, and co-requisite courses; chapter tests; a pre-created Connect course; and much more. The five pillars are supported by McGraw-Hill Connect for Composition. McGraw-Hill Education Connect is a digital assignment and learning platform that strengthens the link between faculty, students, and coursework. With a suite of comprehensive and flexible resources designed to help students meet outcomes in First-Year Composition while reducing instructor workload, Connect Composition includes SmartBook 2.0, Writing Assignment Premium, Power of Process, Adaptive Learning Assignments, and instructor resources. Rhetorical Focus"--
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781260526349
Category : Authorship
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"To become good writers, students must learn more than a writing process: they must develop a writer's mindset-the rhetorical skills to read critically, analyze and synthesize sources, and write with their audiences in mind. How can we help students with the challenges involved in thinking like a writer? By using incremental steps that move from literal thinking to analytical and critical understanding, The Writer's Mindset makes the development of college-level writing capabilities possible for all students, whatever their level of preparedness. Students are guided to use rhetorical thinking, and in so doing, their ability to emulate the strategies of successful writers develops, and their capacity to use intentional, audience-based strategies in their own writing increases. The Writer's Mindset provides students with tools to transform the way they approach reading, writing, and arguing through five key pillars. Rhetorical Focus All successful writing-from an informative report to an argument-depends on the writer's audience awareness and rhetorical skill. The Writer's Mindset helps students understand and develop the rhetorical thinking needed for any writing purpose. Incremental Approach The Writer's Mindset breaks down the thinking required to be an effective writer and offers students methods to develop a writer's mindset in incremental steps. Embedded Support The Writer's Mindset helps even struggling students develop high-level reading, writing, and arguing skills by offering extra help for the more difficult topics and tasks. Student Appeal The Writer's Mindset meets students' needs for relevancy and value. The approachable tone, high-interest readings, and reflective writing prompts help students make personal connections with the content. The breadth of coverage allows the text to be used in both semesters of composition, making it a great value. Instructor Support The Writer's Mindset offers extensive instructor support created by the author, a writing professor with over thirty years' experience, including an annotated instructor's edition; topical PowerPoints; teaching plans for face-to-face courses, online courses, and co-requisite courses; chapter tests; a pre-created Connect course; and much more. The five pillars are supported by McGraw-Hill Connect for Composition. McGraw-Hill Education Connect is a digital assignment and learning platform that strengthens the link between faculty, students, and coursework. With a suite of comprehensive and flexible resources designed to help students meet outcomes in First-Year Composition while reducing instructor workload, Connect Composition includes SmartBook 2.0, Writing Assignment Premium, Power of Process, Adaptive Learning Assignments, and instructor resources. Rhetorical Focus"--
The Withdrawal Method
Author: Pasha Malla
Publisher: House of Anansi
ISBN: 0887848990
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Last Leaf First Snowflake to Fall takes us on a dreamlike voyage into nature at that secret moment when fall turns into winter. We find ourselves in a kind of paradise, which humans may be part of but which they have not despoiled. A father and son lead us through forests, down rivers, over lakes and ponds. Along the way we experience the primordial beauty of the physical world. This is nature as we all feel in our hearts it must once have been. Through lyrical words and a masterful collage technique, Leo Yerxa has created an exquisite and poetic evocation of this moment.
Publisher: House of Anansi
ISBN: 0887848990
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Last Leaf First Snowflake to Fall takes us on a dreamlike voyage into nature at that secret moment when fall turns into winter. We find ourselves in a kind of paradise, which humans may be part of but which they have not despoiled. A father and son lead us through forests, down rivers, over lakes and ponds. Along the way we experience the primordial beauty of the physical world. This is nature as we all feel in our hearts it must once have been. Through lyrical words and a masterful collage technique, Leo Yerxa has created an exquisite and poetic evocation of this moment.
Mind Your Mindset
Author: Michael Hyatt
Publisher: Baker Books
ISBN: 1493433970
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
Do you trust the voice in your head? Our brains are remarkable. They subconsciously translate the events around us into meaningful storylines that inform what we think and how we live. The problem is, the stories our minds feed us as facts aren't always true. Worse, these stories turn into false beliefs about others, the world, and ourselves that keep us from our true potential. These limiting beliefs confront us all. But what if you could harness your brain's operating system to tell a new story? Not just any story. A true story that empowers you to overcome limitations and surpass your goals. Drawing upon the latest insights in performance psychology, neuroscience, and cognitive science, as well as case studies from their own clients, New York Times bestselling author Michael Hyatt and Megan Hyatt Miller outline a framework anyone can follow to test their own assumptions and start living better, truer stories that shape superior outcomes in business and life.
Publisher: Baker Books
ISBN: 1493433970
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
Do you trust the voice in your head? Our brains are remarkable. They subconsciously translate the events around us into meaningful storylines that inform what we think and how we live. The problem is, the stories our minds feed us as facts aren't always true. Worse, these stories turn into false beliefs about others, the world, and ourselves that keep us from our true potential. These limiting beliefs confront us all. But what if you could harness your brain's operating system to tell a new story? Not just any story. A true story that empowers you to overcome limitations and surpass your goals. Drawing upon the latest insights in performance psychology, neuroscience, and cognitive science, as well as case studies from their own clients, New York Times bestselling author Michael Hyatt and Megan Hyatt Miller outline a framework anyone can follow to test their own assumptions and start living better, truer stories that shape superior outcomes in business and life.
The Serendipity Mindset
Author: Christian Busch
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0593086023
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
Good luck isn’t just chance—it can be learned and leveraged—and The Serendipity Mindset explains how you can use serendipity to make life better at work, at home—everywhere. Many of us believe that the great turning points and opportunities in our lives happen by chance, that they’re out of our control. Often we think that successful people—and successful companies and organizations—are simply luckier than the rest of us. Good fortune—serendipity—just seems to happen to them. Is that true? Or are some people better at creating the conditions for coincidences to arise and taking advantage of them when they do? How can we connect the dots of seemingly random events to improve our lives? In The Serendipity Mindset, Christian Busch explains that serendipity isn’t about luck in the sense of simple randomness. It’s about seeing links that others don’t, combining these observations in unexpected and strategic ways, and learning how to detect the moments when apparently random or unconnected ideas merge to form new opportunities. Busch explores serendipity from a rational and scientific perspective and argues that there are identifiable approaches we can use to foster the conditions to let serendipity grow. Drawing from biology, chemistry, management, and information systems, and using examples of people from all walks of life, Busch illustrates how serendipity works and explains how we can train our own serendipity muscle and use it to turn the unexpected into opportunity. Once we understand serendipity, Busch says, we become curators of it, and luck becomes something that no longer just happens to us—it becomes a force that we can grasp, shape, and hone. Full of exciting ideas and strategies, The Serendipity Mindset offers a clear blueprint for how we can cultivate serendipity to increase innovation, influence, and opportunity in every aspect of our lives.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0593086023
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
Good luck isn’t just chance—it can be learned and leveraged—and The Serendipity Mindset explains how you can use serendipity to make life better at work, at home—everywhere. Many of us believe that the great turning points and opportunities in our lives happen by chance, that they’re out of our control. Often we think that successful people—and successful companies and organizations—are simply luckier than the rest of us. Good fortune—serendipity—just seems to happen to them. Is that true? Or are some people better at creating the conditions for coincidences to arise and taking advantage of them when they do? How can we connect the dots of seemingly random events to improve our lives? In The Serendipity Mindset, Christian Busch explains that serendipity isn’t about luck in the sense of simple randomness. It’s about seeing links that others don’t, combining these observations in unexpected and strategic ways, and learning how to detect the moments when apparently random or unconnected ideas merge to form new opportunities. Busch explores serendipity from a rational and scientific perspective and argues that there are identifiable approaches we can use to foster the conditions to let serendipity grow. Drawing from biology, chemistry, management, and information systems, and using examples of people from all walks of life, Busch illustrates how serendipity works and explains how we can train our own serendipity muscle and use it to turn the unexpected into opportunity. Once we understand serendipity, Busch says, we become curators of it, and luck becomes something that no longer just happens to us—it becomes a force that we can grasp, shape, and hone. Full of exciting ideas and strategies, The Serendipity Mindset offers a clear blueprint for how we can cultivate serendipity to increase innovation, influence, and opportunity in every aspect of our lives.
People Park
Author: Pasha Malla
Publisher: Catapult
ISBN: 1619023660
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
It's the Silver Jubilee of People Park, an urban experiment conceived by a radical mayor and zealously policed by the testosterone-powered New Fraternal League of Men. To celebrate, the insular island city has engaged the illustrator Raven, who promises to deliver the most astonishing spectacle its residents have ever seen. As the entire island comes together for the event, we meet an unforgettable cross-section of its inhabitants, from activists to nihilists, art stars to athletes, families to inveterate loners. Soon, however, what has promised to be a triumph of civic harmony begins to reveal its shadow side. And when Raven's illustration exceeds even the most extreme of expectations, the island is plunged into a series of unnatural disasters that force people to confront what they are really made of. People Park is a tour de force of eerily prescient, grotesque, and hilarious observation and a narrative of gripping, unrelenting suspense. Malla writes as if the twin demons of Stephen King and Flannery O'Connor were resting on his shoulders. You've never read anything quite like People Park.
Publisher: Catapult
ISBN: 1619023660
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
It's the Silver Jubilee of People Park, an urban experiment conceived by a radical mayor and zealously policed by the testosterone-powered New Fraternal League of Men. To celebrate, the insular island city has engaged the illustrator Raven, who promises to deliver the most astonishing spectacle its residents have ever seen. As the entire island comes together for the event, we meet an unforgettable cross-section of its inhabitants, from activists to nihilists, art stars to athletes, families to inveterate loners. Soon, however, what has promised to be a triumph of civic harmony begins to reveal its shadow side. And when Raven's illustration exceeds even the most extreme of expectations, the island is plunged into a series of unnatural disasters that force people to confront what they are really made of. People Park is a tour de force of eerily prescient, grotesque, and hilarious observation and a narrative of gripping, unrelenting suspense. Malla writes as if the twin demons of Stephen King and Flannery O'Connor were resting on his shoulders. You've never read anything quite like People Park.