Do You Like Your Job?

Stress. Frustration. Unending responsibility. These are some of the reasons why people continue to stay in a job they simply hate.

Maybe this doesn't sound like you, but let me ask you a question: Do you like your job? If so, what are some things you like about your job that make it so great?

If you don't like your job, then what are you going to do to make a change through your writing?

If you don't know where to start, here are some points:
1) Don't quit your day job yet.
2) Write down 10-25 things you know about your job.
3) Consider how you can use your work experience to help someone else.
4) Write an article on some of the features your job can offer to those looking to get into the same career.
5) Go to www.ezinearticles.com and submit your article.

You never know who your job experience may help. In addition, you're getting published!

Let's Get It On!

One of my favorite love songs is by the late Marvin Gaye entitled, "Let's Get It On," because it's a song that speaks of action.

Action is important for anyone who wants to move forward in life. It's the only way you'll find success. Not only this, you can't expect anyone to take action for your situation except you.

Writer, it's time for you to take action and pursue your destiny. What's holding you back?
Is it:

• Fear?
• Your current circumstances?
• Pain (emotional or physical)?
• Sickness?
• The death of a loved one?

While these things can sometimes set you back from pursuing your writing dreams, don't let them stop you from doing it. In fact, use your problems to write. Talk about them and find solutions through your writing. It can be therapeutic and you can in turn create a project and help others!

Let's Get It on and write!

Don't Divorce Your Writing

To me, marriage between a man and woman is one of the greatest institutions God created. Although the media tries to downplay the value and benefits of marriage through soap operas, sitcoms, and movies, marriage does work. However, even when you marry the right person, the ups and downs of life can threaten to steal the love and romance from your relationship.

Writing is similar to marriage. You make a choice of what type of genre you want to write. You become excited and fall in love with your writing. As with marriage, you also find yourself committing your time and effort to it on a consistent basis. But eventually, your writing takes a pitfall. People become discouraging, you hit rejection city, sickness may come, or your schedule may become more hectic. You begin to lose motivation and the romance you once had with your writing begins to fade.

What happened? Will you ever restore your passion for writing or will you chuck your writing up as a hobby and push your well-crafted words under your bed to collect dust?

Wait! Before you completely shut your writing dreams away, pull yourself together and renew your passion and romance for writing. How?

• Remind yourself of why you loved writing in the first place
• Recommit yourself to writing
• Write a recommitment statement for your writing, and include 3 writing goals
• Recite it everyday
• Take action and work on one of your goals by writing for at least 10-15 minutes everyday

While your love for writing will seem to fade, you can renew it by refocusing and writing again. Refuse to divorce your writing!

Cherish The Gifts You Still Have

Last Sunday, I celebrated Mother's Day with my mother and 91 year old grandmother. This was a special day for me because just a few days ago I found out my mother was in the hospital. To say the least, this news devastated me, but what could I do being six hours away, but pray?

Yes, prayer does change things! The day after I arrived in town, my mother was being released from the hospital. This was one of my best Mother's Day not only because I'm a mother, but because I still have my mother with me. While we tend to view certain issues differently, my mother is a gift to me and I'm overjoyed that she's walking, talking, and still alive to share her testimony with others.

While we should cherish loved ones, we should also cherish our gift of writing. It's an ability that not all people possess, but it can change the way people think and ultimately live their lives.

How much do you cherish your ability to write?

If you really love writing, then you will spend time with it and you will sharpen your tools.

Take time today to write something meaningful and thank God for your ability to communicate valuable information to your readers.

Once you see the value in your writing, others will take note and cherish your gift as well.