Interestingly, the same process for him produced very different results. He was also swamped, and he went through a similar process. Up to that point, the Novel Marketing show was co-hosted by James L. It was painful at the time but so needed. I started cutting the lowest scoring activities out of my life. Most of my 19 roles had mediocre scores, but a few activities on the list scored high. Then I sorted my activities by Total Value score to see how valuable each project was and how they compared to each other. Formulas built into the spreadsheet multiplied the rankings into a Total Value score. I used this simple spreadsheet to rank each of my activities according to how easy they were to complete, how much joy I received from completing them, and how much money they made.Įach activity received a score of 1 to 10 based on Easiness, Joy, and Revenue. I used a tool developed in my mastermind group called the Project Value Planner. I tallied my current responsibilities and realized I had 19 different roles. I had a mental breakdown and spent the whole day in bed, unable to decide what to do or what to work on. I am no stranger to burnout.Ībout 18 months ago, I woke up so overwhelmed that I couldn’t get out of bed. If you are tired, weary, or stuck in your writing, this episode is for you. While author careers begin in a million different ways, most of them end in just one way: burnout. I have worked with writers for more than a decade, and during that time, I’ve learned that the leading career killer is burnout.
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