There’s a new post up at Promo-ho.com on Facebook for Authors!
I’m going to assume, since you’re reading this, that you’re an author. I’m also going to assume, since you live on the planet Earth, that you have a Facebook profile, stalk Facebook using someone else’s profile, or have at least heard of Facebook. If both of these things are true, this should help you. (If not, go back to your cave dwelling. The modern world will only make you cry.)
My mother-in-law is one of the many who bought a Verizon iPhone this weekend, so I thought it was time for a post on what you really need to put on your iPhone. (Hint: Pull this post up in your Safari browser on your iPhone and click the links to go directly to the download in the App Store.)
I read The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People just as I was starting my first real full-time job after college, and it was a game-changer. In a lot of ways, I think that book and the subsequent shifts in thinking were what made my entry into the working world bearable, and even a Good Thing. I definitely give that book credit for helping me to change my attitude about a lot of things. (For those of you who knew me in college, pre-7 Habits, I apologize. I swear I am a much better person now.)
But if you don’t practice something for a while, you lose it, and so I wanted to take the opportunity this year to re-read the book, since it’s the best and only self-help book I’ve ever read that really stuck. Like, seriously, I still refer back to it in my day-to-day life and career.
Habit 1 is all about being proactive (not the facial acne cleanser), and I’m not really going to talk about that here. But you should totally read the book and learn about being proactive. It’s such a subtle shift, but it makes a huge difference in everything, and it’s the foundation for a lot of great things, too. I’m really glad I re-read that part, because I certainly needed a refresher.
What I want to write about today, though, is the Personal Mission Statement. Companies often have mission statements that supposedly drive the direction and goals of the company. And that’s great, but I never thought I needed one until I read this book nearly 8 years ago. But think about it: If you don’t know where you’re going, how in the world are you supposed to get there?