It's October 16th. TeachWritetober19 is more than halfway over. I've only missed one day of the challenge which means this is my fifteenth blog post, I've written more than fifteen pages in my notebook-actually, I'm almost finished with it, and I've revised about one-hundred pages of my book. I feel proud and excited!
Why do challenges work so well? Here's my theory:
1. Support- I'm not doing this alone. I have a group that's doing this with me to nudge me along when I feel like I'm failing. They celebrate with me when I'm succeeding and I do the same for them. It's powerful and effective.
2. Routine/Habit- At this point, I've done enough challenges to know that I need to get into a routine to get everything done. My routine is to blog and revise first thing in the morning. If I don't get it done then, it's harder to make sure I succeed. The notebooking happens all the time, so I never worry about that.
3. Decision made- In the beginning of October, I made the decision that I'd do this. Making the decision sometimes is the hardest part. Now that I've made that choice, now I look for ways to make it work.
4. Daily Tracker- Keeping track is fun. I log my work onto my own daily tracker. I've added color and comments on it. It makes me smile and I weirdly look forward to completing it.
Grateful to TeachWrite for this challenge. I love it so much more than NaNoWriMo because it fits me better. On to finish the month strong...
You make many good points, Michelle. I love this challenge, too, for the reasons you state in your post. I think it's going to have to be an annual event!
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