Emily McDonald
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
I'm like, oh, you know, my identity is not author.
It is not write a book like that's not familiar to me at all.
I've never written a book before.
And so my brain isn't necessarily going to motivate me when there are multiple options and multiple choices.
My brain is going to motivate me to make the choice that aligns with who I am.
It's not necessarily going to make me motivate me to make the choice that aligns with what I want.
And even though I want the book, that doesn't align with how I currently see myself.
And now I'm being motivated to do things that don't align with this goal.
But as soon as I shifted, I'm like, you know what?
I'm an author.
I see myself as an author.
Maybe I can do a little mini visualization.
Like, yes, here I am.
I see myself writing the book.
Like, bestselling book.
It's great.
And literally just as simply as that, okay, I'm an author.
What does an author do?
Well, they make it a habit of writing, whether small or big.
And...