A good contributing factor to a writer's sluggish moods are many: goals not accomplished, mental and physical exhaustion, financial difficulties, negative mindset, and rejections.
These are problems a writer cannot run away from, not even with the most productive writer proclaimed.
Ronnie L.
Smith, President of Writer's Relief, said, "The problems of the writing life are not going to go away-not even if you're a New York Times best seller.
But while you can't change the nature of the writing life, you CAN change how you feel about it.
" Here are the things poor writers do that makes them work less than what is expected of them: • They start with superhuman goals and rewards • They drain their mental and physical batteries • They write for the money and not because they love writing • They dwell on negativity • They become outrageous with rejections Starting with Superhuman Goals and Rewards This happens to me, and this probably has happened to most of the writers who got overwhelmed with their skills all at once.
We became ambitious and established very high goals and expected very high rewards.
Inevitably, we got bogged down with all the writings we need to accomplish, got burned out and ended slouching along.
And then, we remember we are not machines.
We remember we have other demands, our families, friends, and other obligations to meet.
A pompous goal is not at all wicked, if we know there is a bridge to get us there.
But most writers who succeeded have goals broken down into little steps at first.
They make realistic goals and have created a schedule they can live with.
Writers do need some sleep sometimes, and if you are one who has spent your day without, then its high time you review your goals and schedule your time and be recharged to get back to writing, and this time with enough interval to focus on the writing assignments.
Draining the Physical/Mental Batteries The setting is very familiar.
I always hear myself telling this to my children, "Don't push yourself too much.
There is only so much your body, mind and spirit can take.
" Working without limits, no doubt, can bring you into a not so pleasant physical condition.
These are manifested in headaches, back aches, sleep-disorders and, yes, you become very idle, too lazy to continue working.
For writers, this situation is not surprising.
We feel it's the smartest thing to do, push ourselves to the limits until we get shattered, drained and ready to snap.
We need to be healthy, as healthy as we can be.
Neuroscience believes that mental is not separable from the physical.
What we do with our physical body impact our mental state.
A neglected body becomes unhealthy and can negatively affect our brain's performance, our mood and our productivity.
Every little bit of relaxation from writing would help the mind relax, and every little bit of movement as an exercise can help the body stay healthy.
My son must have realized there is truth to this, he bought one thread mill and place it in the workplace where he can just spend his virtual walk when he feels like stretching his legs! Writing For the Money Only Writing to gain financial freedom feels good.
Yes it does, especially so if it is your passion to write.
That will be hitting two beautiful objects while throwing only one stone.
But writing is tough.
Writing is dependent on deadlines.
You need to get the ideas moving to write faster and meet deadlines.
You need to love your work to produce sale-able ideas.
Making a good impression can help you get what you want quicker.
And I believe only writers who love their work makes that kind of impression because they have genuine ideas manifesting in their heads.
They are those who really want to write something of value to their clients or to other readers as a whole.
If writing is only a way to satisfy your material needs, then it is time we re-evaluate or rediscover our passion.
If not, we are going to get tired of it sooner than we thought.
We are going to stay idle one day, not wanting to write anything anymore.
After all, writing is not really what we love doing in our lives.
It was only a matter of no choice.
We can, of course, do whatever it takes to learn to love what we are already doing.
Loving what we do can bring us nearer to success, and greater opportunities will be coming our way! Dwelling on Negativity There is nothing more hampering than dwelling on the negatives.
It can keep a writer from moving forward.
He could become stagnant.
Who would not be after ruminating on criticisms, allowing them to hang on steadily, instead of combating that tendency to dwell on negativity? Negative thoughts have its way of sneaking on you and eat up all your sensible ideas and imagination as a writer.
Dwelling on it can make an individual lazy and crazy! It will not benefit anyone at all! To move forward and succeed in our writing career is all that we want to achieve.
Yet, if we allow ourselves to be overcome by our negative thoughts, that becomes next to impossible.
Let us take a closer look at our mindset.
This will help us find where we are.
We cannot move forward unless we know where we are.
Then, we can move "from the negative space and dwell on the positive space.
" That came from Mr Matthew Frederick, author of 101 Things I learned in Architecture School.
We can also relate to writing his ideas of the negative and positive spaces related to architecture when he said "Positive spaces are almost always preferred by people for lingering and social interaction.
Negative spaces tend to promote movement rather than dwelling in place.
" Writer's Relief's e-book, The Happy Writer, states, "The next time you get bogged down by the negatives, take a moment to write down all the wonderful things about being a writer.
What it gives you.
How it helps you.
The positive outcomes you envision.
Allow yourself to be grateful for your gifts.
" Yes, allow yourself to claim positive that you are a good writer, because you are what you think you are.
Becoming Outrageous with Rejections! I know, for one thing, that rejection can stifle our productivity as a writer.
You would not want to write again, or submit another work.
Indeed, you will be branded as one lazy writer because you write no more.
Some become outrageous about it, while others treated it as a bump in the road.
The famous Tony Robins has this to say about it, and boy, how I love to memorize what he says and I quote: "The key to success in life, the key to wealth and happiness, is called achieving massive amounts of...
rejection.
" And then he continued, "The more rejection you get, the more acceptances and success you will receive.
" We should not despair when we receive one, two, three rejections from publishers.
Big time authors have hundreds of it before they see their best seller books published.
As Ronnie Smith puts it, "Persevere in the face of a thousand rejection slips.
Take a minute to examine your ultimate goals and determine how to stay focused and positive during those difficult process of submitting your writing.
" Amen to that piece of advice.
These are problems a writer cannot run away from, not even with the most productive writer proclaimed.
Ronnie L.
Smith, President of Writer's Relief, said, "The problems of the writing life are not going to go away-not even if you're a New York Times best seller.
But while you can't change the nature of the writing life, you CAN change how you feel about it.
" Here are the things poor writers do that makes them work less than what is expected of them: • They start with superhuman goals and rewards • They drain their mental and physical batteries • They write for the money and not because they love writing • They dwell on negativity • They become outrageous with rejections Starting with Superhuman Goals and Rewards This happens to me, and this probably has happened to most of the writers who got overwhelmed with their skills all at once.
We became ambitious and established very high goals and expected very high rewards.
Inevitably, we got bogged down with all the writings we need to accomplish, got burned out and ended slouching along.
And then, we remember we are not machines.
We remember we have other demands, our families, friends, and other obligations to meet.
A pompous goal is not at all wicked, if we know there is a bridge to get us there.
But most writers who succeeded have goals broken down into little steps at first.
They make realistic goals and have created a schedule they can live with.
Writers do need some sleep sometimes, and if you are one who has spent your day without, then its high time you review your goals and schedule your time and be recharged to get back to writing, and this time with enough interval to focus on the writing assignments.
Draining the Physical/Mental Batteries The setting is very familiar.
I always hear myself telling this to my children, "Don't push yourself too much.
There is only so much your body, mind and spirit can take.
" Working without limits, no doubt, can bring you into a not so pleasant physical condition.
These are manifested in headaches, back aches, sleep-disorders and, yes, you become very idle, too lazy to continue working.
For writers, this situation is not surprising.
We feel it's the smartest thing to do, push ourselves to the limits until we get shattered, drained and ready to snap.
We need to be healthy, as healthy as we can be.
Neuroscience believes that mental is not separable from the physical.
What we do with our physical body impact our mental state.
A neglected body becomes unhealthy and can negatively affect our brain's performance, our mood and our productivity.
Every little bit of relaxation from writing would help the mind relax, and every little bit of movement as an exercise can help the body stay healthy.
My son must have realized there is truth to this, he bought one thread mill and place it in the workplace where he can just spend his virtual walk when he feels like stretching his legs! Writing For the Money Only Writing to gain financial freedom feels good.
Yes it does, especially so if it is your passion to write.
That will be hitting two beautiful objects while throwing only one stone.
But writing is tough.
Writing is dependent on deadlines.
You need to get the ideas moving to write faster and meet deadlines.
You need to love your work to produce sale-able ideas.
Making a good impression can help you get what you want quicker.
And I believe only writers who love their work makes that kind of impression because they have genuine ideas manifesting in their heads.
They are those who really want to write something of value to their clients or to other readers as a whole.
If writing is only a way to satisfy your material needs, then it is time we re-evaluate or rediscover our passion.
If not, we are going to get tired of it sooner than we thought.
We are going to stay idle one day, not wanting to write anything anymore.
After all, writing is not really what we love doing in our lives.
It was only a matter of no choice.
We can, of course, do whatever it takes to learn to love what we are already doing.
Loving what we do can bring us nearer to success, and greater opportunities will be coming our way! Dwelling on Negativity There is nothing more hampering than dwelling on the negatives.
It can keep a writer from moving forward.
He could become stagnant.
Who would not be after ruminating on criticisms, allowing them to hang on steadily, instead of combating that tendency to dwell on negativity? Negative thoughts have its way of sneaking on you and eat up all your sensible ideas and imagination as a writer.
Dwelling on it can make an individual lazy and crazy! It will not benefit anyone at all! To move forward and succeed in our writing career is all that we want to achieve.
Yet, if we allow ourselves to be overcome by our negative thoughts, that becomes next to impossible.
Let us take a closer look at our mindset.
This will help us find where we are.
We cannot move forward unless we know where we are.
Then, we can move "from the negative space and dwell on the positive space.
" That came from Mr Matthew Frederick, author of 101 Things I learned in Architecture School.
We can also relate to writing his ideas of the negative and positive spaces related to architecture when he said "Positive spaces are almost always preferred by people for lingering and social interaction.
Negative spaces tend to promote movement rather than dwelling in place.
" Writer's Relief's e-book, The Happy Writer, states, "The next time you get bogged down by the negatives, take a moment to write down all the wonderful things about being a writer.
What it gives you.
How it helps you.
The positive outcomes you envision.
Allow yourself to be grateful for your gifts.
" Yes, allow yourself to claim positive that you are a good writer, because you are what you think you are.
Becoming Outrageous with Rejections! I know, for one thing, that rejection can stifle our productivity as a writer.
You would not want to write again, or submit another work.
Indeed, you will be branded as one lazy writer because you write no more.
Some become outrageous about it, while others treated it as a bump in the road.
The famous Tony Robins has this to say about it, and boy, how I love to memorize what he says and I quote: "The key to success in life, the key to wealth and happiness, is called achieving massive amounts of...
rejection.
" And then he continued, "The more rejection you get, the more acceptances and success you will receive.
" We should not despair when we receive one, two, three rejections from publishers.
Big time authors have hundreds of it before they see their best seller books published.
As Ronnie Smith puts it, "Persevere in the face of a thousand rejection slips.
Take a minute to examine your ultimate goals and determine how to stay focused and positive during those difficult process of submitting your writing.
" Amen to that piece of advice.
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