Born To Create

The comedian Steve Martin famously said, “Be so good they can’t ignore you.” The simplicity of this statement is stunning. Those seven words contain the secret of getting noticed, building an audience, and all the other things writers and creatives want.  On today’s episode, you'll learn that people will take notice of you if you’re willing to put in the work and continue getting better.  ***    Are you looking for a community of enthusiastic, generous writers to help you build better habits and grow your writing business? Check out our Daily Writer Community.     Check out our Daily Writing Prompts, which will help you break through creative blocks, brainstorm new ideas, and get back into a state of flow. Writing prompts are a fantastic creative tool for creative writing, journaling, teaching, social media posts, podcasting, and more!    Connect with Kent:    https://DailyWriterLife.com    Facebook: https://facebook.com/kent.sanders    Instagram: https://instagram.com/kentsanders    Linked

Nobody intends to kill their big dream. After all, our dreams are what keep us going. We think about them day and night, we plan our future around them, we nurture them with books, movies, and other content that keep the dream alive.  But inevitably, sometimes we kill the dream. How does this happen?  On today’s episode, you’ll discover what kills your dream and how you can keep it alive.  ***    Are you looking for a community of enthusiastic, generous writers to help you build better habits and grow your writing business? Check out our Daily Writer Community.     Check out our Daily Writing Prompts, which will help you break through creative blocks, brainstorm new ideas, and get back into a state of flow. Writing prompts are a fantastic creative tool for creative writing, journaling, teaching, social media posts, podcasting, and more!    Connect with Kent:    https://DailyWriterLife.com    Facebook: https://facebook.com/kent.sanders    Instagram: https://instagram.com/kentsanders    Lin

The problem with being human is that we are stuck in our own bodies. We secretly imagine that everybody else is confident and secure, and we’re the only ones who are feeling a little shaky.  The real question is not whether you’re alone in feeling self-doubt. Everyone struggles with self-doubt. Instead, the real question is whether you will follow through with your writing.   On today’s episode, you’ll be reminded that self-doubt is normal, but you do not need to let it paralyze you.  ***    Are you looking for a community of enthusiastic, generous writers to help you build better habits and grow your writing business? Check out our Daily Writer Community.     Check out our Daily Writing Prompts, which will help you break through creative blocks, brainstorm new ideas, and get back into a state of flow. Writing prompts are a fantastic creative tool for creative writing, journaling, teaching, social media posts, podcasting, and more!    Connect with Kent:    https://DailyWriterLife.com    Faceb

Every writer talks about wanting success, but what does success actually mean? How do you measure it? Is it even a worthy goal in the first place?  Those are valid questions, but they aren’t what we should be asking first. Instead, we should be asking how we can add value to others’ lives.  On today’s episode, Kent shares three simple ways you can encourage and make connections with the people around you.  ***    Are you looking for a community of enthusiastic, generous writers to help you build better habits and grow your writing business? Check out our Daily Writer Community.     Check out our Daily Writing Prompts, which will help you break through creative blocks, brainstorm new ideas, and get back into a state of flow. Writing prompts are a fantastic creative tool for creative writing, journaling, teaching, social media posts, podcasting, and more!    Connect with Kent:    https://DailyWriterLife.com    Facebook: https://facebook.com/kent.sanders    Instagram: https://instagram.com/ken

When a book is popular, it gives the impression that it was written for the masses. After all, if thousands or even millions of people love a book, it must have been written for them, correct?  Well, no. A book is a conversation between an author and an individual reader. It’s not a conversation between an author and a large group of people.  On today’s episode, you’ll learn that writing to be the favorite author of one person allows you to resonate with a wider audience.  ***    Are you looking for a community of enthusiastic, generous writers to help you build better habits and grow your writing business? Check out our Daily Writer Community.     Check out our Daily Writing Prompts, which will help you break through creative blocks, brainstorm new ideas, and get back into a state of flow. Writing prompts are a fantastic creative tool for creative writing, journaling, teaching, social media posts, podcasting, and more!    Connect with Kent:    https://DailyWriterLife.com    Facebook: https:/

Starting with today's episode, I'm beginning a new monthly business update. I want to fill you in on what's happening with my ghostwriting, the Daily Writer, and my personal life. I'll also talk about my biggest challenge. Although this podcast isn't really about ghostwriting, a lot of the lessons I talk about are transferable to your own writing and business.   I know many of you have a writing business of some kind, and a lot of you probably want to begin one. I hope that you can learn from my mistakes and struggles, as well as my successes. Let’s dive in!  ***    Are you looking for a community of enthusiastic, generous writers to help you build better habits and grow your writing business? Check out our Daily Writer Community.     Check out our Daily Writing Prompts, which will help you break through creative blocks, brainstorm new ideas, and get back into a state of flow. Writing prompts are a fantastic creative tool for creative writing, journaling, teaching, social media posts, podcasting, and

My guest today is Mitch Gray, who has combined over two decades of experience as a former pastor, life coach, entrepreneur, community developer, and creator to develop a brand of leadership that is at its deepest level... human. He is the creator and host of The Mitch Gray Show podcast, author of multiple inspirational books, and a highly regarded speaker.   Mitch has a new book coming out very soon, which is called How to Hire and Keep Great People. The book focuses on designing great culture, where to find great people, the art of interviewing, how to develop employees once they are hired, and how to invest in your employees so they are fulfilled and want to build your company with you.   On this episode, Mitch does a coaching session with me about why I need an assistant and the process for hiring someone.   You can connect with Mitch on LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, or through his website.  ***    Are you looking for a community of enthusiastic, generous writers to help you build better habits

Most of us grow up believing that we can change the world.   Then, as we get older, some life experience and a bit of cynicism set in. Pretty soon we give up on the idea of changing much of anything… much less the world.  But imagine for a moment… what if you COULD actually change the world? How would you go about it?   On today’s episode, Kent reminds us that writers are uniquely positioned to change the world.  ***    Are you looking for a community of enthusiastic, generous writers to help you build better habits and grow your writing business? Check out our Daily Writer Community.     Check out our Daily Writing Prompts, which will help you break through creative blocks, brainstorm new ideas, and get back into a state of flow. Writing prompts are a fantastic creative tool for creative writing, journaling, teaching, social media posts, podcasting, and more!    Connect with Kent:    https://DailyWriterLife.com    Facebook: https://facebook.com/kent.sanders    Instagram: https://instagr

John Steinbeck said, “Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you have a dozen.”  Writers are known for their creativity, but the truth is that the well sometimes runs dry. If you’ve ever found yourself fresh out of ideas, a way to instantly get more is by using a strategy called “Idea Mating.”  On today’s episode, you’ll discover an effective method for coming up with lots of ideas.  ***    Are you looking for a community of enthusiastic, generous writers to help you build better habits and grow your writing business? Check out our Daily Writer Community.     Check out our Daily Writing Prompts, which will help you break through creative blocks, brainstorm new ideas, and get back into a state of flow. Writing prompts are a fantastic creative tool for creative writing, journaling, teaching, social media posts, podcasting, and more!    Connect with Kent:    https://DailyWriterLife.com    Facebook: https://facebook.com/kent.sanders    Instagram:

As writers, we spend a lot of time worrying about people who don’t like our writing. But what happens when you are the one who hates someone else’s book?  Maybe you read a novel that you thought was poorly written. Maybe you completely disagreed with an author’s perspective on politics, religion, parenting, or a hundred other topics.  On today’s episode, you’ll learn why it’s best to remember the Golden Rule when you are frustrated by another author’s book.  ***    Are you looking for a community of enthusiastic, generous writers to help you build better habits and grow your writing business? Check out our Daily Writer Community.     Check out our Daily Writing Prompts, which will help you break through creative blocks, brainstorm new ideas, and get back into a state of flow. Writing prompts are a fantastic creative tool for creative writing, journaling, teaching, social media posts, podcasting, and more!    Connect with Kent:    https://DailyWriterLife.com    Facebook: https://facebook.com/

We look at our writing as a journey that takes us somewhere else. Most of the time, our normal lives seem pretty boring in comparison to the worlds we can imagine.  But you don’t have to take a crazy, dangerous journey somewhere to have a meaningful adventure. All you have to do is take a journey to the center of YOU.  On today’s episode, you’ll be reminded that one of the most significant adventures you can have is when you examine the unknown aspects of who you are.  ***    Are you looking for a community of enthusiastic, generous writers to help you build better habits and grow your writing business? Check out our Daily Writer Community.     Check out our Daily Writing Prompts, which will help you break through creative blocks, brainstorm new ideas, and get back into a state of flow. Writing prompts are a fantastic creative tool for creative writing, journaling, teaching, social media posts, podcasting, and more!    Connect with Kent:    https://DailyWriterLife.com    Facebook: https://fa

When you read great writing, it has a magical quality. Those words can transport you to faraway worlds or help you see things you never saw before. Great writing can also help you learn something that will change your life.  But where does great writing come from? And more importantly, how can we create it?  On today’s episode, Kent answers these questions and also explains why your first draft is important.  ***    Are you looking for a community of enthusiastic, generous writers to help you build better habits and grow your writing business? Check out our Daily Writer Community.     Check out our Daily Writing Prompts, which will help you break through creative blocks, brainstorm new ideas, and get back into a state of flow. Writing prompts are a fantastic creative tool for creative writing, journaling, teaching, social media posts, podcasting, and more!    Connect with Kent:    https://DailyWriterLife.com    Facebook: https://facebook.com/kent.sanders    Instagram: https://instagram.com

Based on my interactions with writers over the years, I would categorize writers this way:  A third of you have active projects in the works.  A third of you have an idea what you want to write but have not started.  A third of you want to write but don't know where or how to start.      No matter where you fall on that spectrum, all writers have one thing in common: we constantly fight resistance. We need to keep ourselves motivated and inspired on a daily basis.  In this episode, I'll share five ways to get started writing today. If you are struggling with what or how to write, this will be immensely valuable. If you know what you want to write, but haven't yet started, this will help you get moving. And if you're already writing and have a clear direction, this will add to your creative arsenal.  The five ways to write we'll discuss in this episode are: journaling, social media, blogging, articles, and books.  Let's dive in!   ***    Are you looking for a community of enthusiastic, gene

My guest today is Karen Anderson, and she imminently qualified to talk about what it means to be successful as an author. She is a Strategic Book Coach and Associate Publisher for Morgan James Publishing (full disclosure: I am a proud literary scout for Morgan James!).  Karen is also a nationally published author, a co-author on numerous books, a self-published author, a ghostwriter, and an editor. She recently co-authored with her husband, Steve, the Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestseller The Bezos Letters: 14 Principles to Grow Your Business Like Amazon, which has now been translated into 18 languages.   Karen's newest project is called Unleash the Power of Your Book. She and her business partner, Marji Ross, help already-published authors re-launch and leverage their books to increase sales and maximize revenue, no matter when the book came out.  On this episode, Karen talks about various ways to define success, the biggest mistakes authors make, and the ways successful authors think different

One of the most interesting questions you will ever ask yourself as a writer is this: what drives you? Some writers are driven by fame or money. Others are driven by the need for employment. Still others are driven by a need to create. All of those have their place. Yet, at our core, there must be something deeper, stronger, and more primal. On today's episode, Kent reminds us of our God-given urge to write. ***   Are you looking for a community of enthusiastic, generous writers to help you build better habits and grow your writing business? Check out our Daily Writer Community.    Check out our Daily Writing Prompts, which will help you break through creative blocks, brainstorm new ideas, and get back into a state of flow. Writing prompts are a fantastic creative tool for creative writing, journaling, teaching, social media posts, podcasting, and more! Connect with Kent:   https://DailyWriterLife.com   Facebook: https://facebook.com/kent.sanders   Instagram: https://instagram.com/kentsanders   LinkedIn: http

We deal with a lot of obstacles as writers, but one of the biggest is rejection. Rejection can come in many forms and whatever form rejection takes… it hurts. And let’s be honest, it can hurt pretty badly. Some writers never recover from it. So how can we deal with it? On today's episode, Kent shares advice from J. K. Rowling on how to handle rejection. *** Are you looking for a community of enthusiastic, generous writers to help you build better habits and grow your writing business? Check out our Daily Writer Community.    Check out our Daily Writing Prompts, which will help you break through creative blocks, brainstorm new ideas, and get back into a state of flow. Writing prompts are a fantastic creative tool for creative writing, journaling, teaching, social media posts, podcasting, and more! Connect with Kent:   https://DailyWriterLife.com   Facebook: https://facebook.com/kent.sanders   Instagram: https://instagram.com/kentsanders   LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/kent-sanders   Twitter: https://twitte

Have you ever had the unfortunate luck of losing a great idea because you failed to write it down? This is one of the most vexing problems we writers deal with. We have great ideas all of the time, but we neglect to write them down. So what’s the solution? Make a notebook your new sidekick. On today's episode, you’ll rediscover one of the most important tools in your writing arsenal. ***   Are you looking for a community of enthusiastic, generous writers to help you build better habits and grow your writing business? Check out our Daily Writer Community.    Check out our Daily Writing Prompts, which will help you break through creative blocks, brainstorm new ideas, and get back into a state of flow. Writing prompts are a fantastic creative tool for creative writing, journaling, teaching, social media posts, podcasting, and more!   Connect with Kent:   https://DailyWriterLife.com   Facebook: https://facebook.com/kent.sanders   Instagram: https://instagram.com/kentsanders   LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/ke

Writers and artists seem to be prone to discouragement. It’s not easy to be a writer. We spend our lives putting our stories, thoughts, and emotions out there … and sometimes it feels like your heart gets trampled on. This is why we need all the encouragement we can get. But how do we create a ready source of encouragement for those dark days? On today's episode, Kent shares a powerful tip on how to continually be encouraged. ***   Are you looking for a community of enthusiastic, generous writers to help you build better habits and grow your writing business? Check out our Daily Writer Community.    Check out our Daily Writing Prompts, which will help you break through creative blocks, brainstorm new ideas, and get back into a state of flow. Writing prompts are a fantastic creative tool for creative writing, journaling, teaching, social media posts, podcasting, and more!   Connect with Kent:   https://DailyWriterLife.com   Facebook: https://facebook.com/kent.sanders   Instagram: https://instagram.com/kentsan

As writers, we have a lot of different ways to measure success and failure.  Were we as successful as that other writer? Did the client hire us for that gig? Did our book launch go as planned? But what if you still did the work and none of those things happened? Does that mean you failed? On today's episode, you’ll learn why your success or failure as a writer doesn’t depend on external factors, but on you. ***   Are you looking for a community of enthusiastic, generous writers to help you build better habits and grow your writing business? Check out our Daily Writer Community.    Check out our Daily Writing Prompts, which will help you break through creative blocks, brainstorm new ideas, and get back into a state of flow. Writing prompts are a fantastic creative tool for creative writing, journaling, teaching, social media posts, podcasting, and more!   Connect with Kent:   https://DailyWriterLife.com   Facebook: https://facebook.com/kent.sanders   Instagram: https://instagram.com/kentsanders   LinkedIn: ht

If you’ve been listening to this podcast for a while, you have heard me talk about the Daily Writer Community. This is a membership community I’ve put together to help writers improve their habits and mindset.   In addition to all the other benefits of the DW Community, we have a group call each week. On this episode, I’m sharing a recording of a call we had a couple of months ago.   This call featured my special guest, Bee Evans, from the Tear Out the Tags Podcast. Her platform and upcoming book are focused on helping us remove the labels that are holding us back. We had a fantastic and heartfelt conversation about embracing your identity as a writer with a few members of our community.   ***   Are you looking for a community of enthusiastic, generous writers to help you build better habits and grow your writing business? Check out our Daily Writer Community.   Check out our Daily Writing Prompts, which will help you break through creative blocks, brainstorm new ideas, and get back into a state of