EVERYTHING IS FIGUREOUTABLE - CHAPTER 3 INSIGHT TO ACTION CHALLENGE

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In my previous blog I mentioned that I was diving into the exercises or “Insights to Action Challenge” as Marie refers to them.  For chapter 3, she challenges the listener to expand on why he/she picked this book and what he/she expects to gain out of it.  She reminds the reader to actually put ink to paper rather zipping through it as a mental exercise.

What a lovely challenge!

Incidentally, she recommends using actual pen and paper for this challenge.  I did my initial bullet points in my notebook and I do appreciate her science-backed advice.

Why this book?  I will be honest - I picked on this audiobook simply because it was in my library.  I was trapped in a chain of events triggered by a very very bad mood and needed to snap out of that chain.  That is how things started but not how they continued.  The listening morphed into a totally unexpected and bright experience.

I need to piggy back on a program on Marie TV that featured Elizabeth Gilbert to explain that bright experience.  In that interview, Ms. Gilbert cited few reasons why some people do not commit to writing.  One of them was the fear that their idea has already been explored.  With a typical voice that bubbles with merriment, Ms. Gilbert reminds us that we have forty thousand years worth history of the written word.  Of course, what we write about is likely to have been touched upon by others.  Still, she invites us to bring our work into this collective consciousness.  The world benefits from fresh perspectives.

Marie’s audiobook contains a lot of common sense fueled by a personal touch that provides fresh perspectives.  I find that blend of grounded advice and breath of fresh air both intriguing and refreshing. 

More pragmatically, I am also benefitting from her insight to action challenges.

I aspire to be published author.  These challenges provide prompts and foster the practice of writing and publishing while I am developing my skills.

As I mentioned, listening to the audio book today was a happy accident.  However, I have gained quite a bit including the insight to action challenge that triggered this blog.


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