A short Hits Blitz podcast episode by Shelley Hitz (#084, Mar 31, 2023) urging listeners to pick and complete one small task today related to writing, publishing, or marketing their book. Shelley advises choosing a timeboxed action (as little as 5–15 minutes) to overcome overwhelm and build momentum, encouraging one-day/one-thing-at-a-time progress and offering spiritual encouragement that God will equip them.
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Hey, friends, this is Shelly Hitz, the owner and founder of ChristianBookAcademy.com and welcome back to another episode of the Hits Blitz. Today is going to be short and sweet. Can you simply do one thing today to write, publish, or market your book so you know where you're at in the process? Maybe you sit down and you write for for a few minutes on your manuscript. Doesn't have to be long. Maybe just carve out 15 minutes to sit down and write. Maybe you just post one thing on social media to market your book. Maybe you just do one thing to move you forward in getting your book published. Don't make it harder than it needs to be. I mean, if you look at the whole picture and you see everything that could be done or needs to be done can get overwhelming and that overwhelm can lead to getting stuck, paralyzed, and just not moving forward. So just find, think of one thing and if you can make it something that takes 15 minutes or less, if possible, make it something that you can get done in even just five minutes, just get going. Just do one thing and then see if the momentum starts and then do the next thing and the next thing and the next thing. One day at a time. One thing at a time. God is going to empower you and equip you for what he has called you to do. All right, let me know, friends, if you take this challenge of just doing one thing today and I will talk to you in the next episode.