Tomorrow we're holding our virtual ball! It's time to check in for 10x-tober - where did you end up and how are you feeling? I am almost at 600 Amazon preorders and that was so hard won. The only thing that really moved the needle was sending my newsletter--which is good data! I do think I can get to 2000 total by launch, and then set things up to easily get a record number of preorders on my next book! I do think I have more preorders than I would've without the challenge, so that's a win! What about you?

Pleasure regulates your nervous system. It signals strongly to your body that you are safe. All these tiny celebrations we keep talking about are ways to feel more pleasure regularly. Those moments of pleasure your standards about how you want to feel on a daily basis all while calling your body safely and gently into the now. Taking a moment to breathe and smell the flowers 🌺 Increases your creativity, solution-oriented thinking, PLUS helps you sleep better and helps you heal. You can take these small celebrations a step further and call them a "millionaire moment." I used to celebrate what I called a "millionaire day." I would call Renee and tell her, "I'm on a millionaire day. I'm going to go to the gym and take my favorite yoga class, sit by the pool and drink a smoothie and write a little bit, and then meet a friend for lunch." A millionaire a day is doing whatever you want to do. You just take the time to do it and you tell yourself the whole time that you're a millionaire. 😆 Before I was a millionaire author, I pretend I was. Like playing dress up as my future self. And taking those breaks did more for my success then grinding in front of the computer for 12 hours. And then I forgot this lesson and burned out. So now I am telling you! Celebrate! Even if it's just for a moment. Those moments will bloom to become your whole life. 🥰

Where are you? Check your goal and where you are now. Then CELEBRATE Even if you went backwards 😆 And I'd love to see pictures of your celebration/dream board! I'm at 315 preorders, so not at 2000 YET but I am celebrating that I do have more preorders than when I started AND I'm celebrating all the steps I took to move forward. I can only control my mindset and my actions, and I am doing that, so I'm celebrating the messy middle! I'm still visualizing 2,000 pre-orders, and following the nudges to move forward (I set up more newsletter swaps for the pre-order, I'm testing blurbs and playing with hooks, also re-editing the book with @Stasia Black's most excellent line edits. I'm going to schedule more newsletters to go out through the end of the month. I'm booking more promo for other books in the series. I am putting them on sale with updated back matter that points to the pre-order. I also increased ad budget to those. And I am expecting a miracle! But that's how it works--you imagine your goal become reality, take all the baby steps you can, but also expect to get lucky. LOL It only takes one viral reel to get the attention of bigger influencers who might fall in love with your books forever. It only takes one ad to catch the imagination of a bookstore owner who wants to showcase your work. When I was a baby author, I did one promo and got a raving fan who buys absolutely everything I sell, likes and comments on every post I post, and sends my kids care packages 4 to 8 times a year!!!! Seriously, between her and my family, my husband and I rarely buy the kids clothes. Expect the magic! Picture of my new candle/perfume splurge!