Tag: selling more books

Thank People

Every year, I craft
a short story
as a thank you gift
for readers.

This short story
costs me about $1,000 US
to craft
and takes 1 month of work.

I give it away for free.

This year’s story has
over 1,000 downloads.

But I haven’t received
any thank yous from readers.
Not one.
There is complete silence.

Which causes me to think
they no longer appreciate
these free short stories.

So next year,
I won’t be crafting one.

Thanking someone
makes a difference.

If you enjoy or appreciate
something,
thank the person
or the company
supplying it.

The Trap Of Wanting More

One of the reasons
I like to write down my goals
is because
I have a tendency to move them.

If my goal is to sell 5 books a day
and I do that,
I immediately increase my goal
to sell 10 books a day.

This SEEMS like a good thing to do
except…

1) I never stop to celebrate
the achievement of my original goal.
And because I don’t celebrate it,
I often forget I’ve achieved it.
I feel like I never accomplish anything.

And

2) I don’t stop and ask myself
if I WANT to sell more than
5 books a day.
Does selling 10 books a day
get me closer
to my greater goals?

More merely for the sake
of more
isn’t productive.
It might be anti-productive.

Our time and other resources
are limited.
They could be used elsewhere.

Seth Godin
shares
“the infinity of more
can become
a gaping hole.

Instead of finding solace
and a foundation for better work,
the bottomless pit of
just a little more
quickly ceases to be fuel
and becomes a burden instead.”

Write down your goals.
Then don’t automatically expand
them
once you’ve achieved them.
Think about it
first.