-# Tell The Truth: Learn to share your feeling
unconditionally. This works best when your true feelings are revealed
but not used to insult others to get your own way. You will be unlocking
many of your hidden energies if you decide to tell the truth.
-# Learn To Prioritize: Learn to move in one direction. Learn
to make choices. Organize them in the order of importance. Then
tackle tasks from the top priority downwards. Know that indecision
leads to inaction which in turn leads to lethargy and loss of energy.
Once decisions are made and actions begun, you will experience a
surge of unlocked to energy.
-# Commit Yourself 100%: There is nothing
more energizing than a tough, firm deadline. This is especially
true for entrepreneurs who does not have a boss to breath down the
neck. By concentrating on the tasks and finishing them under the
clock sets you up to receive untapped sources energy.
Follow the above 6 ways for a month and see the difference to your
productivity levels.
About
the Author:
S. Kumar is the author of the eBook "Become A Global Homebusiness
Pro..." Download It FREE From - http://www.learnhomebusiness.com/
By Mary Anne Hahn
When I sit down to write an article for my ezine, WriteSuccess, and
draw a blank as to what to write about, I reread my ezine's mission
statement for guidance: "Ideas, information and inspiration for writers
who want to launch and/or maintain SUCCESSFUL freelance careers"
For this article, I narrowed the scope by asking myself:
"What is THE ONE MOST IMPORTANT TRAIT that a writer needs in order
to succeed at freelancing?"
The answer came to me with lightning speed. We must have discipline.
Repeat after me: When it comes to freelance
writing, the single most important character trait needed for success
is discipline.
Bummer, isn't it? The word "discipline" hardly sends one dashing to
the keyboard or searching for one's pen in a heady, heated burst of
inspiration. Wouldn't it have been great, even romantic, if I had
said that we writers possess a golden, rare gene with which only a
chosen few are graced? Or that, in order to succeed, we need to tap
into our personal Muse? Follow our calling? Develop the God-given
talent that is our birthright?
Okay, maybe not. Maybe you thought I was going to say "talent," "skill,"
"power of observation," "imagination" or even "self-confidence." After
all, talent certainly helps, and the ability to write clearly, powerfully,
creatively and/or concisely is important. Even in the wake of rejection,
or especially then, we need to believe in ourselves enough to try
again and again. And the best writers not only observe, but seem to
*absorb* the world around them, then set these observations free in
articles, stories, scripts and poems.
But without discipline, all the talent, confidence, creativity and
ability in the world won't get you published.
I can almost hear you say, "Okay, Mom, I get your point" (followed
by a roll of the eyes and an expression that says, "Now get off my
back, okay?!"). And maybe that's how the word discipline got its bad
reputation in the first place--from Mom, or other authority figures
in our lives. After all, "discipline" has a somewhat negative ring
to it, doesn't it? It reminds us of being sent to our rooms when we
were children, or of school detention, or getting a warning from our
bosses at work. And yes, that happens to be one definition of discipline--"treatment
that corrects or punishes"--but in my trusty Webster's New World Dictionary,
that is not the primary definition. In fact, it's listed at number
five!
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Discipline primarily means "training expected
to produce a specific character or pattern of behavior, especially
training that produces moral or mental improvement." Isn't that what
we writers really want, to develop the habit of writing daily, submitting
regularly, and pursuing our writing dream consistently? To constantly
hone our skills and increase our successes? In that regard, discipline
is our ally, not our enemy. While our imagination may send us into
idle daydreams, and our observations may distract, dismay or entertain
us, our discipline is the one trait that will assist us in turning
our daydreams into goals, and our observations into finished pieces
of writing.
Here's to your writing success!
About the Author:
Mary Anne Hahn has written numerous articles on writing, the writing
life, business and career topics. She is also editor and publisher
of WriteSuccess, the free biweekly ezine of ideas, information and
inspiration for people who want to pursue SUCCESSFUL writing careers.
Ti subscribe, mailto:writesuccess-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
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