Ask the Author: Joe Bains
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Joe Bains
I talk to a lot of people and something they'll say will remove it.
I brain at the moment is always 2-3 books ahead and I'm trying to rein it in.
I brain at the moment is always 2-3 books ahead and I'm trying to rein it in.
Joe Bains
I love travelling, I mean I REALLY LOVE TRAVELLING!
I even like airports, they have a very calming effect on me, almost like meditation!
so my first 2 books were written sitting on the beach, Cafe's in NYC, Montreal, Philippines, Hong Kong, Macau, etc.
Every now and then I would sit back look at the people milling around and my location and think, hmmm this is it!
I like the buzz of people around me, like in a cafe to help me concentrate and focus, I find it hard to write sitting in my flat by myself.
I'm very extrovert so I made friends everywhere very easily, everywhere I went. I know have friends all over the world who I'm still in touch with via social media.
I even like airports, they have a very calming effect on me, almost like meditation!
so my first 2 books were written sitting on the beach, Cafe's in NYC, Montreal, Philippines, Hong Kong, Macau, etc.
Every now and then I would sit back look at the people milling around and my location and think, hmmm this is it!
I like the buzz of people around me, like in a cafe to help me concentrate and focus, I find it hard to write sitting in my flat by myself.
I'm very extrovert so I made friends everywhere very easily, everywhere I went. I know have friends all over the world who I'm still in touch with via social media.
Joe Bains
work from the top down, for me what worked and kept me focused, was this top down approach.
Why am I writing this book?
Title, subtitle : even if your going to change it later - helps you focus
section Titles
Chapter titles
Do this as best as you can and then every day pick a chapter and write it.
as you go along you can add more chapters and sections
set a goal to spend 1-2hrs every morning working on a chapter, quickly becomes a habit.
if you procrastinate - don't be too hard on your self.
some days I would rather clean the flat, take the garbage out, do the shopping, watch motivational videos on youtube, rather then write!
just decide to do better tomorrow - set small targets and reward yourself for each one.
Why am I writing this book?
Title, subtitle : even if your going to change it later - helps you focus
section Titles
Chapter titles
Do this as best as you can and then every day pick a chapter and write it.
as you go along you can add more chapters and sections
set a goal to spend 1-2hrs every morning working on a chapter, quickly becomes a habit.
if you procrastinate - don't be too hard on your self.
some days I would rather clean the flat, take the garbage out, do the shopping, watch motivational videos on youtube, rather then write!
just decide to do better tomorrow - set small targets and reward yourself for each one.
Joe Bains
I've spent over 6 months and 4 drafts on my next book mastering job interviews.
I studied it after leaving Uni. and got very good at it, so I thought I should share that out, and a book seemed a good way to do that.
I studied it after leaving Uni. and got very good at it, so I thought I should share that out, and a book seemed a good way to do that.
Joe Bains
due to my own health problems I had a lot of motivation! to get this side handled and the book was for me to get it altogether.
Joe Bains
I've been struggling with health issues since my 20's when I used to work at McDonalds where a healthy meal was a big mac meal!
My attitude used to be that this is too complicated and best left to the experts, and that those that supply us our food generally have our well-being and not just profit on their minds. So whatever food is being sold will nourish me.
Slowly it dawned on me that this clearly was not the case and I was just being delusional.
It then slowly sunk in that I can't afford to be an amateur when it comes to my own body and I better get this shit handled.
at first it was really hard as theres so much contradictory information on the internet that it was hard to decide which one to pick, so I just carried on digging deeper and deeper until it all started to make sense.
My attitude used to be that this is too complicated and best left to the experts, and that those that supply us our food generally have our well-being and not just profit on their minds. So whatever food is being sold will nourish me.
Slowly it dawned on me that this clearly was not the case and I was just being delusional.
It then slowly sunk in that I can't afford to be an amateur when it comes to my own body and I better get this shit handled.
at first it was really hard as theres so much contradictory information on the internet that it was hard to decide which one to pick, so I just carried on digging deeper and deeper until it all started to make sense.
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