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30-day action aim challenge daily desire dreams do come true every day fulfillment just do it show up writing Jul 08, 2022

The day has finally come. I am writing a book. (Insert mixed emotions.) Aaaaahhhh! Eeeeeks! Whaaaaaa?! Whew.

This new adventure started over a decade ago. And you know how the story goes. Fear and insecurity completely took over the desire, yet I never fully let it go. The dream stayed in the back of my mind creeping its head out at least once a year. "Hey, what about that book?"

And then there's the part where I look back on my life and know this is the perfect time. I'm ready. And what's significantly impacting my readiness score on this particular vision is the fact that I have been writing every day for over a year.

The original intention of starting this daily blog was to show that I could commit to myself. I told myself to write for 30 days straight. In the beginning, I struggled with my timing of when to show up. I was barely making the cutoff time of writing something every 24h hours. I would wait until the last minute and be super pressed to finish it.

Although I was proving something to myself, I realized I needed to go easy and knew my timing would fluctuate until it became a habit. Within a couple of weeks, an internal feeling of "It's time! Stop what you're doing." was established, and I would get to my desk. My internal motivation grew in strength the more I showed up. There was no longer a question of if I would write that day, even on days I didn't feel like doing it. And trust, there were plenty of days I just wanted to watch TV instead.

I've shared this before, but I also decided I was not going to try to be a good writer. I am too new at this to worry about the quality level. I knew it was all about getting to the computer and letting my mind write whatever it wanted.

That's when I also decided I was not going to preplan the ideas for the day—no need for an outline or structure. Just show up and write.

Throughout the process, I've gone through different phases. At one point, I had a prewriting ritual of reading a few pages of seven books, which would sometimes give me instant inspiration. (Side note, you'd be surprised how easy it is to finish reading a book with just two to three pages a day.) At one point, I added meditation and yoga to my ritual, which became challenging because it became increasingly time-consuming. And the whole point of it all was to show up and write.

There were times when I literally wrote in jibberish. And I felt happy about it because I showed up to write. And again, I did not create a self-imposed pressure to be "good." So I was free to do whatever I wanted.

This journey of expressing ideas about the state of the world, my life with struggles and victories, my evolution, and sharing inspiration is life-changing. A 30-day challenge turned into the path to fulfilling a long-time dream.

As I share my story, I hope you see how one little commitment can alter everything. The trick is to NOT make the commitment to try to change anything. Instead, make the goal pure without adding unnecessary pressure.

Let your only intention be to show up, feel good, and just f*cking do it.

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With lots of LOVE,
Teresa

PS. By the end of September, I will be a published author! Whaaaaaa?! Whoot! Whoot!

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