Yesterday I started thinking about things, a little differently. What prompted me was the new month, the new season, and the chance to make some changes. There’s a new moon tomorrow night, which always promotes reflection, and an opportunity to start anew.

I decided it’s time for me to get serious. For months I’ve been saying I can’t do anything until we move. Moving will solve everything. Well, guess what, we’ve moved and if I don’t start making changes to how I think and approach things, nothing will actually change.

I know what’s getting in the way. It’s my severe lack of confidence. It has to go. I want to treat my writing and my plans for the markets etc as a business. That means not putting stuff off or making excuses. Not doing things the way I did in the past. It must be a new beginning and a new muscle memory – practice until I get it right, until it’s second nature.

It seems to be going well so far, but it is only day 1. Today I’ve finished editing one manuscript and sent it off to some ARC readers. There was some tech stuff I had to get done as well. I’m proud of me. Will I continue this pattern on day 2? I plan to. I’m impressed with what I achieved today. Maybe I can make this work after all. I’m going to have fun trying. How about you, what are you keen to achieve this month? If you put your mind to it, you can do anything.