Journey of Live an Empowered Life Now – Part 2
My dream of my book becoming a BESTSELLER on Amazon has come true! I am so proud of this accomplishment, it was definitely a bumpy road to get here.
How Vision Made This Happen
The first step I took that helped me reach this goal was getting clear on what I wanted. It had always been my dream to write a book and I kept saying to myself “Someday I will write a book!” In September 2022 I felt the nudge to turn someday into “Why not start writing my book today?” Once I decided to write my book I incorporated it into my vision. My vision helped me get crystal clear on exactly what I wanted to accomplish from launching this book. I spent time visualizing what it would be like to have the book completed, what it meant to me, how I wanted to serve others, and what would be included in this book. Thankfully all the resources I needed came to me and it was easy to get started. Like most goals there were some bumps along the way. Regardless of the speed bumps that came up, I was clear what I wanted which helped me maintain focus and keep working towards creating what I wanted. As soon as I wrote this book, I knew that it would be an amazing tool to help others achieve their biggest dreams and goals. The more I got into the process, the more excited I got and also the more anxiety came up! What if people didn’t like my book? What were people going to think when I shared my story? What makes me think I’m an authority on the subject enough that people want to listen to me? All of these self-defeating thoughts came up and instead of resisting them and pushing them down, I just sat with them and let them be. I realized that my subconscious was creating self-defeating thoughts to keep me safe from potentially feeling rejected and judged. Now matter what came up, I stayed focused on my goal of launching this book and having it rise to the rank of best seller!
Believe It Can Happen
Throughout the entire process of writing, designing, and creating the book, I kept having to remind myself that this was really happening. It felt kind of like a fairy tale. I didn’t yet identify myself as an author, so there were elements of this process that just didn’t feel real. it wasn’t until I had the book in my hands that I actually realized, ” Wow I’m an author!” Even when doubts came up even when we hit the roadblocks I kept doubling down on my belief that this book would be a bestseller and change people’s lives. Even though the book only launched a week and a half ago, I have had multiple people reach out to me to tell me how much this book has impacted their lives and how grateful they am that I wrote it. In the first week it launched, I was impatiently waiting for it to be a bestseller. I ranked #1 New Release in five categories and still and seem to be stuck at number #2 Best Seller in a couple categories. There were a few moments where I questioned whether or not I could make it and to be #1 Best Seller. When those moments came up, I paused and spent a couple minutes visualizing what it would be like to celebrate when I hit #1 Best Seller. I never let go of my dream and I kept believing it was possible. Even when doubts came up I just doubled down on my belief that I had the power to create what I wanted.
When Your Dream Comes True
Three days ago my book hit #1 Best Seller and I was so excited. My heart is just bursting with gratitude and love! With the support of my friends, family, and community that helped share the message of my book, I reached my dream and became a bestselling author! I immediately started planning how I was going to celebrate. It’s so important to celebrate your wins and really bask in the glory of everything you created. I popped a fancy bottle of champagne and took the night off to relax and reflect. I also scheduled a happy hour with my best friends to celebrate. I think celebration is one of the often overlooked parts of our goal and it is so easy to forget how important it is to celebrate.
Never Give Up On Your Vision
No matter what happened, I never gave up on my vision of becoming a best selling author. Even when life threw me curveballs, I stayed committed to what I wanted to create. I am so grateful to have achieved this major life milestone and I hope sharing this story was inspirational for you to go after your dreams too!
Journey of Live an Empowered Life Now – Part 1
Launching this book was a journey of MANY ups and downs!
The first challenge was back in November 2022 on my book writing retreat in San Diego. I went out to dinner and our rental car was involved in a hit and run accident while we were in the restaurant and I lost half a day of my 3 day writing retreat dealing with police, rental car company, etc. As you might expect there were many unforeseen scheduling conflicts that came up during the writing, editing, and publishing process.
The most recent challenge was Amazon fighting me about book categories. There’s no real rules (we checked) on category placement for what was happening, it seems like it’s based in someone’s personal assessment of fit. Each time I reached out to customer support, I got a completely different answer of why it’s not working out (6 radically different answers). We were down to the wire & it was an emotional rollercoaster this week. They have arbitrary guidelines about what categories (apparently self-help and psychology books can’t co-exist). Last week I went back and forth with them and got nowhere. My vision was to get #1 best seller and one of the categories they were fighting me on was one that fit the book well that would make it an easy best seller.
I STAYED 100% COMMITTED TO MY VISION OF THIS BOOK BEING A BEST SELLER! I quadrupled down on my visualization. I kept mental chatter in check and flipped the “what if (negative thing)” to “everything is going to turn out the way it’s meant to be!” I kept singing “just keep swimming, just keep swimming, just keep swimming” in my head on repeat for hours. I choose to release my fears and bring out my inner cheerleader!
I never stopped believing in myself! Because I didn’t let fear get the best of me, I was able to come from a place of creative problem solving. If the one way to my goal wasn’t going to work out, I would find a new way. I stay committed to my dream and found new categories to put it in that were also appropriate.
AND GUESS WHAT?! The new “replacement” category I added in on Saturday landed me on the #1 Best New Release list on Sunday!
What an amazing reminder: there are many different ways to reach your vision. When you’re committed to your vision and the first way you try doesn’t work, find a new way that does… and it might turn out even better than you expected!
