February 16th, 2024

​SHARPEN YOUR AXE
If anyone needs to hear this, it is me. I also hope that this post will speak to your inner man and bless you.

1. Get yourself notebooks and label them. I have some booklets that I labelled according to their purpose. For instance I have: MTW Posts, Prayer Points, Writing Skills, Reviews, Inspirations etc which are all created to get me orderly and organised in my mind.  It is a first step to getting one prepared mentally for a disciplined, orderly and whole some attitude.
2. Next, surround yourself with the right people. The scripture talk about Likeminded people. In this case, fellow ACWers, writers and poets who are more knowledgeable and experienced in the craft of writing or marketing. God has a way of putting people around one in their careers who can serve as a challenge or an inspiration. Worth looking up to such pals.
3. What podcasts, webinars or free materials are you accessing? What books are you reading to hone your craft? Do you study the experts in your field and chosen genre? Learning and practising is a lifelong thing. It will help to develop the gifts the Lord has put in you which will bless you and all richly!
4. Create a personal growth plan for yourself. This will make sense if you know what your shortcomings are or where you wish to see yourself go up in notches in your craft.
5. The right attitude with discipline. To me, this is the most important. I reckon that the time some people devote to social media would have been enough time to get us through those skills needed to  be learnt  to impact our literary and spiritual prowess. ”Seest thou a man diligent in his business? He shall stand before kings, he shall not stand before mean men” Proverbs 22:29

 
Hebrews 12:11 – No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained in it.
May this be our portion. Amen.
That summarises it all!