Comments on: Dream Big

By: Leanna Ellis

Leanna Ellis — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 03:03:21 +0000

Hi, Rose! Glad you have enjoyed the new topic on reaching for our dreams. Congrats on your first book. Marketing can eat up a ton of your time. And the best thing is to not let it eat up all of your time. Limit your time to marketing because the best thing you can do is to have another book coming out. So keep your focus on your writing. If there was a magic marketing bullet, we'd all be firing it. But the reality is no one knows what works and doesn't. Best wishes!

Blessings,

Leanna

By: Leanna Ellis

Leanna Ellis — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 03:00:12 +0000

Carrie, I agree! And it can be really difficult to tell people for all sorts of reasons. I remember not wanting to tell people that I was trying to write a book. I thought folks would laugh. And I'm sure some did. But it didn't matter. I also think what held me back from saying anything for a long time was the 'what if' I don't sell my book. So that fear of failure. It's one thing to fail. It's another thing to fail in front of a bunch of folks. But I think you will find most people are supportive and encouraging. And if they're not…then you learn they're not good friends. Also, telling folks can form a kind of accountability that pushes you forward.

Blessings,

Leanna

By: Rose McCauley

Rose McCauley — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 22:37:53 +0000

Hi Leanna, I have devoured your posts on reaching for your dream and what we have to do to make it happen! Thanks for sharing. Now tht my first book will be out next month, I am finding out how much time marketing takes, too. Any hints for that? Thanks!

By: Carrie Padgett

Carrie Padgett — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 22:04:35 +0000

I think a big part of pursuing your dreams is to acknowledge it publicly. State that you have a dream and are going for it. Sometimes we don’t say anything out of fear, but letting fear master us is giving up on the dream.