Do Less, Achieve More: Master the Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons and World-Class Authors
Bestselling author, award-winning artist, holistic therapist, and creativity expert Cassandra Gaisford (BCA, Dip Psych) challenges the myth of the overworked, starving artist. In The Prosperous Author: Productivity Hacks: Do Less & Make More Gaisford reveals dozens of insights based on survey research, her professional achievements and the success secrets of extraordinary artists, authors and creative entrepreneurs like Tim Ferriss, James Patterson, Paulo Coelho, Nora Roberts, Arianna Huffington, Oprah, Isabel Allende, and many more.
So many famous stories are about working smarter not harder and achieving your potential. But in many of us there is a hesitant skeptical part of ourselves that knows, "I probably should be more systematic and organized, but what if it cramps my creativity? What if this is the best that I can be?"
Perhaps you've bought into the myth that you can't write faster, make money from your writing and produce excellent work. For years, the fallacy of the starving artist, working slavishly has pervaded our culture, leaching into the minds of creative people and stifling their dreams. But the evidence-based truth is that the world's most successful authors and artists do not starve. In fact, they thrive by learning the tools of titans and leveraging off the tactics, routines, and habits of billionaires, icons, and world-class performers.
The Prosperous Author: Productivity Hacks: Do Less & Make More is a blueprint for mastering productivity, making money and having fun. By fuelling your desire, empowering your vision, slaying obstacles, mastering your subconscious mind, maintaining optimum health, empowering your relationships, making a commitment to turn pro, you'll elevate your attitude to success itself and create the ultimate mindset.
In The Prosperous Author: Productivity Hacks: Do Less & Make More Cassandra Gaisford answers the question: How can you thrive as an author, writer, artist, and entrepreneur, create success on your own terms, and live a happier life? Gaisford shows us that being prosperous and productive is not just about money. It's also about health, happiness, close relationships, living a meaningful life, and enjoying life's journey.
If you'd love to find a way to create a living from your writing, if you suffer from procrastination, fear of failure, self-doubt, disorganization, if you're a perfectionist or find the challenges of creative life overwhelmingthen The Prosperous Author: Productivity Hacks: Do Less & Make More is exactly the right book for youbecause it will show you that these challenges are a critical part of your success. The secret is knowing how to use them to your advantage, to turn your world around and achieve your goals.
In The Prosperous Author: Productivity Hacks: Do Less & Make More Gaisford reveals:
How billionaires, icons, and world-class performers master productivity.
Simple strategies to accelerate your productivity
How to turn procrastination into your strength
How to fight through your blocks and win your inner creative battles
How to steal from your heroes (rather than waiting for inspiration)
How to overcome your fear of failure, criticism, and change
How to whip anxiety, despondency, and depression into shape
How to overcome inertia, writers block and the resistance of a blank page
How to identify real priorities that are central to your life and work's true meaning
How to turn pro, tap your inner power and create your life's work
How to do less and earn more
If you're short on time but high on motivation The Prosperous Author: Productivity Hacks: Do Less & Make More will cheerlead, support, encourage and inspire you to move toward success.