Missing my foul shots sucked! Can you imagine receiving a certificate from your middle school basketball coach that read " Worst Foul Shooter"? She meant it as a joke, but in that moment, I felt as if being placed in quick sand would be better than facing the team. I felt like I failed them. I saw things from the lens of "it is all my fault that we did not end the season with a 9-0 record". Instead, we ended the season with a 8-1 record and the one game that we lost, we lost it by one point. Unfortunately, that one game was the game in which I missed both of my foul shots. As I reflect on the events that took place the day that I missed the foul shots, I realized that had I refrained from putting so much pressure on myself, I may have avoided being rushed to emergency, hooked to electrodes and given a diagnosis of "too much anxiety and stress is what caused her to collapse on the basketball court". After all, basketball is a team sport. Had the team performed better, we could have won the game. Although I am a member of the team, I am not the team. Too often, when writing our story, we act as if we are the only members on the team. Know that in order to produce a quality book, you will need other members on your team. Some of these members include an editor and a graphic designer. You need someone to promote your book and much more. Today, I encourage you to put together your dream team.
Who will you have edit your book?
Who will design your book?
Who will format your book?
What company will you use to publish your book?
Who will be on your marketing team for your book? Nothing of value was created alone. Even God said "Let us make man in our image and after our likeness" in Genesis chapter 1 of the bible, so what makes you think that you have to do it all by yourself? It's time to identify your dream team. Seek direction from God and move expediently as you write and prepare to publish your story.
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