12. Writing is confronting. If the topic itself doesn’t confront you, the mantle of writer or the demands of writing will. Something will be staring you in the face at some point. If you stick with it though, writing can be a great source of personal development and maturity. You may grow into someone you’ve always wanted to be. You can put closure to the past, re-work personal issues, create breakthroughs, and have powerful insights.
13. People work in different ways. Some work in spurts. Some work every day. Trust your own rhythm. Just do what works for you, but have a structure in place with deadlines so that you continue moving forward.
14. The rewards of writing are primarily in the doing. Of course, it’s deeply gratifying if your work is published and you get positive feedback from your readers. Most likely your rewards will never be financial. A business book can definitely act as a great calling card or “bio,” and you may be able to increase your fees, land paid speaking engagements, or win work you wouldn’t otherwise, but the vast majority of authors rarely, I mean rarely, earn beyond a bare minimum. If we ever counted up the hours we’ve put into our writing, we would realize we’ve been paid pennies, so we don’t do it. We write for love – love of words, love of writing, love of self-expression, love of sharing and communicating, love of creating, and love of contributing. So should you.