THE CRITICAL QUESTION TO ANSWER BEFORE YOU WRITE YOUR BUSINESS BOOK
Before you write a single word of your book, before you pick a title, before you think about chapters or structure or any of that... you and I must answer one question. Just one. It's this: Why? Why do you want to write your book? Here are some of the most common reasons people give me: - Lead generation (I often give my books away) - To make money - Enhanced reputation and higher fees - Status in your marketplace - Passive income - Legacy - Sharing your authentic message - Proving something to yourself (and maybe to a few others who said you couldn't) - Fun - Helping people with what you know And then there's the last one. The one I don't often share openly. Significance. Here's what I know about myself. One of the real reasons I do what I do is for significance. Not for ego. Not for showing off. But that deep, honest feeling of mattering. Of making a difference. Of knowing that what you know has helped someone else move forward. Money? As I always say, money is the silent applause for a job well done. I absolutely want to make money. But it's the result, not the reason. The reason is significance. And here's the thing about writing a book. Whether you write it for leads, for fees, for legacy, or for significance, the act of writing it forces you to do something incredibly valuable. It makes you take everything you know, everything you've experienced, and divide it into the step-by-step actions that somebody else needs to take to get the outcomes they're looking for. That alone is worth it. They always say: with a big enough why, the what and the how appear. So let me ask you directly right here in the comments... If you've already written a book: what was your WHY? Did it turn out to be what you expected? If you're thinking about writing a book: what's holding you back from getting crystal clear on your why?