Mindset

What’s in Your Way? What if it Wasn’t …

This past Saturday, I attended Dr. Venus Opal Reese’s “Black Woman Millionaire Tour” stop in Los Angeles. I left my house at 4:30 am to fly to LA for the day – getting home at just after midnight.

I went because I knew that Dr. Venus had a message I needed to hear.

You may remember, that back in January, I helped Dr. Venus publish her book, “The Black Woman Millionaire: A Revolutionary Act that DEFIES Impossible”. On January 24, 2018, she took it to a multiple-category best-seller in just over 3 hours.

And since then, that book has sold THOUSANDS of physical copies (not one single “free” Kindle download since it’s not available as an eBook yet) and has touched countless lives.

Because she knew she had a message to share – and she wasn’t going to let the 30+ publishing houses who told her there was no market for her message stop her.

Let me say that again:

Over 30 publishers TOLD HER NO.

But Dr. Venus had a message to share and she would let NOTHING stand in her way.

Back to Saturday …

I’m still nursing Small Thing. So imagine my dismay when I learned from my midwife that at his age of 8 months, he’s probably consuming between 15 and 30 ounces of breastmilk a day. And I had about a tablespoon in my freezer.

TMI alert: I can totally breastfeed the baby. But a breast PUMP? Nope. No luck. Ever.

So my freezer was bare and I knew the baby would be hungry.

The easy thing was to cancel my trip. Put Kim-The-Mom first and stay home.

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Money In. Money Out. Are You Investing in Your Dream Account?

I speak with a lot of authors who are somewhere in the process – writing, editing, publishing, launching. During these conversations, when I feel I can offer support for their next move, like coming to an event, VIP coaching, a product, book publishing, ghostwriting, etc., I share what that would look like. As well as the investment.

Investment.

It’s an opportunity to invest in yourself and in your dream. It’s making a deposit into your Dream Account.

It forces you to ask yourself:

Is your dream of writing and publishing your book really worth it?

Or not?

Notice something:

I’m not talking about price. I NEVER say the word “sacrifice.”

Because price and sacrifice, frankly, don’t get the job done. You don’t sacrifice to get your dreams – but you do invest in them.

Are you investing in your dreams? Because all dreams are held in a Dream Account – where they wait while you build them up, little by little, until they can manifest in the physical world.

Or where they wither and die…

Let me tell you about making regular deposits in a Dream Account:

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Are You This.Close to Your Dream… and Scared to Keep Going?

Let me ask you something flat-out:

Are you letting your fears keep you from taking the next step?

Are you one of the people who is [ThisClose] to the next step in your book but you’re stalled out?

You’re [ThisClose] to completing your first draft… and needing an editor.
You’re [ThisClose] to having those edits finalized… and needing to think about book layout.
Your book layout is done… and you’re [ThisClose] to needing that cover design.

Or maybe you’re earlier in the process – and you know that your book is underway, but you really need some coaching. And without that outside help, you’ll stay [ThisClose] to taking the next step.

To me, this is an uncomfortable place. It feels like I’m descending a staircase and one foot is forever dangling in the air. But my supporting leg isn’t locked at the knee. Oh no, I’ve already started to bend that leg, shifting my weight from the top leg to the bottom and I’m frozen, muscles cramping, knee aching, teetering and reaching for the handrail – that’s always a little out of reach.

It’s the [ThisClose] place that wakes me up at 2 am and starts my mind whirling so I can’t get sleep.

Take a deep breath with me.

This, unfortunately, is a normal place to be.

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5 of my Favorite Resources

This week, I wanted to bring you some of my favorite people – I know each of them personally and they’re unique skills and gifts help me feel grounded, productive, and happy. None of these are affiliate links – just a complete gift.

030717-Colin1. “Roaming Free” Celtic Music CD
I have the pleasure of knowing Colin MacLeod PERSONALLY – and having heard him perform live. His “Roaming Free” CD is one of my go-tos when I need inspirational background music that doesn’t have words AND gets me unstuck!

2. Tips from the Queen of Self-Care
I’ll be the first to admit I often try to take on too much in too little time – and I end up feeling the squeeze. That’s why Pamela Zimmer is my go-to for all things self-care. Pamela knows that not all women (gasp) think that self-care has to do with spa days or sleeping in; she helps you find what’s right for you to keep your tanks fueled!

030717-DrSarah3. “5 Steps to Bust Through Procrastination and Overwhelm and FINALLY Get Your Writing Done”
This procrastination-killing system is brought to us by Dr. Sarah Reiff-Hekking, a Time Matters Expert. Knowing what to do and getting it done are two different things – and this is the training that bridges the gap!
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Know Your Writing Rhythms (and Maximize Your Writing Time!)

There are a lot of “how to write” coaches, experts, and gurus out there that tell everybody to just get up an hour earlier and write first thing in the morning.

To start the day writing – and to work in some yoga, a green smoothie, and meditation.

Let me ask you this (and answer honestly)

Does that even WORK for you?!

For me, my brain doesn’t kick in that way for the first two hours I’m awake. It doesn’t matter if I’m up at 5:30 am or 8:00 am. I’ve got two hours before I can do ANY type of work. I can use that time for housework and cleaning – so I often do!

Now with Small Thing in the mix, the first two hours of the day are consumed with nursing him, feeding myself, and then feeding him (solid foods!) – then getting him down for a nap and myself dressed. And guess what – that’s about two hours so I’m ready to work!

Pre-Small Thing, I wasn’t a night person but could catch a second (creative) wind about 8:30. I could work until about 10:30 until I’m just brain dead and have to get some sleep. Now that I’m a mom, I’m in bed an hour after the kiddo goes down to maximize the hours between bedtime and the first nighttime feed.

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Are You Fresh OUT of Ideas?

It happens to the best of us … You go to get a drink at the Idea Fountain only to find somebody didn’t pay the water bill!

Craptastic!

Or the fountain is running, but instead of clean, crisp water brimming with wonderful ideas, it’s a stagnant trickle filled with bug legs and slime … and only provides mediocre ideas.

Double Craptastic!

So what do you do?

If the Idea Fountain has completely dried up, try using it for something else and maybe an idea will float to the surface!
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What Message Are YOU Meant to Share in Your Book?

Lean in. Let me tell you a secret:

Your. Message. Matters.

My darling author, you are the only person on the whole planet who is the unique sum of your experiences, feelings, knowledge, and opinions. All that comes together into your own world-view.

You might catalog and classify your opinions through the lenses of your life like:

  • Political party
  • Religion (or lack thereof)
  • Where you live
  • Ethnicity
  • Culture
  • Gender

Or what you think about marriage, guns, equality, feminism, or the importance of bananas in smoothies.
Your message has nothing to do with your LABELS. Do you know what your message is? Find out here: Click To Tweet

But you are so much than your labels or affiliations! There are things you care about – passionately, deeply – that you know you are meant to share with the world.

THIS is your message.

It is the information, the message, the transformation only you can share. And it matters.

Your message matters to you (of course!) but more importantly, it matters to the people you’re meant to reach.

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