March 2020 Update

CATHY’S BOOK UPDATE

One of the things that was taught at the Speak and Write Conference and I’ve also heard it from other book coaches is once you set a date to complete your book, do everything in your power to adhere to that date. I was hoping to have my rough draft completed before I took my trip to NY to help my mom move, which was at the end of February 2020. But that didn’t happen. Well, I’m one of those people that is very goal and date oriented, so it was bothering me a bit that I keep moving my date out.

A potential partner for self-publishing reminded me that I want to have quality in my book, not just get the book out. She was so right, and the Lord keeps showing me more things to add, tweak, and change. At this point I do have several chapters/weeks 100% completed, most of the content is written for each week but need some tweaking, some weeks just need to have the scriptures, action steps and the coaching questions added.

I really want to be sure that the content in this book are the words the Lord has given me. Now it’s nothing weird or creepy, it’s just intuition on what I should be writing, adding or taking out of the book. The goal of this book is it will become a daily companion for every woman that picks it up. I don’t want it to become just another book sitting on a dusty bookcase; I want it to be used and to help transform mindsets and people’s lives. Because of that it will take more time than originally anticipated, but each day I am making progress and enjoying the process of creating a masterpiece!

On the self-publishing side, it’s like another business because I’m the one actually doing the publishing but hiring people to refine the masterpiece. What’s important is I have an excellent editor and proofreader to make sure there are no errors and things flow and make sense. The other important thing is the way the book is laid out and the cover; so, I’ll be looking for excellent graphic designers and people who understand how a book needs to be laid out.

During the time I was in NY I didn’t do any writing, because it was a short trip and I was trying to spend as much time with my family as I could. Once I got back home, I got right back into my 4am routine. I have to say this has been really an amazing experience and I can’t wait to see how this book turns out and start writing another one!

WEEKLY POSTS

• MONDAY Power Words are a quick (hopefully) inspiring and maybe even transformational video based on one word
• WEDNESDAY Just for Fun can be anything that I found fun or interesting that doesn’t really fit under the other categories!!!
• THURSDAY Mindset are weekly messages about our mindset, tips on how to keep our mindset where it needs to be, scientific findings about our brain, and encouraging messages about our mindset!
• FRIDAY Book Study: we will study one book throughout the year, each week diving into business, mindset, and personal development principles.
• Business Tips are weekly tips from other entrepreneurs, tools that you can use, or any other business idea or concept that might help you and your business!