Day 6: Let’s Talk About Purpose

Why do you want to write a book?

• Do you have a message to share?
• Do you want to establish yourself as a thought leader in your industry or area of expertise?
• Do you need to publish for professional reasons?
• Do you want to promote your business?
• Are you building a program or movement and need a book to function as an introduction, rallying call, or corner piece of a larger system?
• Do you have a burning desire to claim the author title?

There’s no right or wrong answer here. You just need to be clear about your motivation for authoring a book, to keep you going through the mire when the going gets tough, which it will at times.

Today, spend a few minutes writing down why you want to author a book.

We’re not talking about your book idea here yet. We will get to that later. For now, just focus on you, and your motivation to write.

When you have something you’re happy with, print it out and stick it somewhere you will see it every time you sit down to write.