WP #188 Your Personal Time Machine Awaits
|
Question the things that people make you think you are crazy for questioning." —Dan Koe, The Art of Focus Dear, Reader. My back surgery was mostly successful, though I am still in recovery. My father passed away during that time too. More about that in today's post about journaling. The temps were below zero on Wednesday of this week, but as the sun rose that morning, I found the flower shown below in my backyard as. Such a lovely surprise. If we are like that plant and bloom no matter what is going on in the world around us, then we have achieved something noteworthy. Keep writing, my friends. Keep writing! Kathrese News You Can UseTo BOI or Not to BOI; That is the QuestionDo you need to comply with the new US Financial Crimes Enforcement Network's (FinCEN) Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) reporting requirement? (What a mouthful.) The answer is: maybe yes and maybe no. If you have set up your author business by filing documents with your secretary of state or if you have set up an LLC or corporation, then you need to pay attention. Rather than rehash the topic, let me refer you to this excellent article by Dave Chesson at Kindlepreneur: Beneficial Ownership Information for Authors: Everything You Must Know. He is keeping this post updated as the appeals fly around the court system. NOTICE: I am not a lawyer, accountant, or doctor, so this is not legal, financial, or medical advice. I am trying to alert you to an important issue as a fellow author. Consult a professional. Journaling: Your Personal Time Machine & Path to the FutureTrigger warning: Death of a loved one. I thought I knew myself pretty well until I started journaling consistently. The simple daily practice of journaling turned into a journey of self-discovery. I gained unexpected insights through reflection, found hidden patterns in my life, and learned more about myself and what I believe. Journaling shapes the future by giving you a better understanding of the past and present. Journaling is like having a personal time machine.While my father was in the process of dying from dementia and heart disease last summer, I continued my daily journaling habit, unaware of how much it was going to help me through a traumatic event in my life. Journaling enabled me to see what was happening to Dad before my mother and my sister discerned it; through the daily entries, I recorded his decline. As I wrote day by day, his path and mine grew clearer. Now, I can travel back in time on any given day to rediscover memories and put them in perspective. My Tip: Put Limits on Your Entry SpaceEach morning, I write one page in my journal (two pages on Saturday), and I capture highlights of what happened the day before. The limits are important, but more about that in a minute. READ MORE on SUBSTACK or at WritingPursuits.com. Question of the week: Tell me how you feel about journaling. Describe your process. If you don't journal, what's your biggest obstacle? Reply to kmckee@writingpursuits.com. I look forward to your answers. The repository for past newsletters is here: https://tips.writingpursuits.com/profile Thanks for reading this week's tips. Kathrese McKee P.S. - Request a free 15-minute consultation. I'm here to help! |
