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How to Start (a book, business or creative project) When You’re Stuck: Practical inspiration to get your idea off the ground
Too many books, businesses and creative ideas never see the light of day.
This book is about how to make sure yours isn’t one of them.
‘I was paralyzed by fear and indecision until I came across Robbie’s work.’
Nadine Kelly, Founder, YOGI M.D.
Are you stuck procrastinating and not creating?Are you questioning whether you’re cut out to be an entrepreneur... or whether you’re even creative at all?Maybe you’re overwhelmed, stuck or wondering how to start…
Do you want to still be like that a year from now?
This is a book about how to get unstuck and get started. It’s about how to do that thing... You know the one.
The one you’ve been meaning to do; the one you wish you’d done already.
This book will teach you how to get any project off the to get it out of your head and out into the world.
How to Start (a book, business or creative project) When You're Stuck is for you if you want
Stop making excuses and start doing work that matters.Stop procrastinating and start being productive.Stop being the person who always says they’ll do something and start being someone who actually does it.Stop being a wannabe writer/entrepreneur/creative and finally start.Stop feeling stuck and start creating momentum towards what you want to create.Stop feeling overwhelmed and start taking tiny steps in the right direction.Stop saying you don’t have time and start making progress towards your goals.Stop being someone who’ll do something ‘when…’ and start being someone who goes for what they want.Stop being stuck in creative hell and start being creative.Stop wasting your potential and start using it.Stop being unfulfilled and start making a difference in the world.
Leadership coach Robbie Swale is a prolific creator, but he wasn’t always that way.
He knows what it’s like to be stuck in creative hell.
He let ideas and opportunities pass him by until, wrestling with procrastination and resistance, he started on the journey that created the 12-Minute Method.
And that’s how this book was created... with the 12-Minute Method. In it, he shares the principles he has used to successfully launch a business, a blog, a podcast and more.
If there’s something you are called to create, a business that you want to found, an idea that you need to share... if you want to finally get round to starting, this book is for you.
It is here to give you the practical inspiration you need to beat your procrastination, get unstuck and finally make your idea a reality.
Here’s something you can be sure nothing you want to create will exist unless you start it.
Let’s get started.
You’ve waited long enough.
‘Robbie's writing and 12-minute method inspired me to finally take the first steps to starting a business I'd had in my mind (and done nothing about) for years.
This book is about how to make sure yours isn’t one of them.
‘I was paralyzed by fear and indecision until I came across Robbie’s work.’
Nadine Kelly, Founder, YOGI M.D.
Are you stuck procrastinating and not creating?Are you questioning whether you’re cut out to be an entrepreneur... or whether you’re even creative at all?Maybe you’re overwhelmed, stuck or wondering how to start…
Do you want to still be like that a year from now?
This is a book about how to get unstuck and get started. It’s about how to do that thing... You know the one.
The one you’ve been meaning to do; the one you wish you’d done already.
This book will teach you how to get any project off the to get it out of your head and out into the world.
How to Start (a book, business or creative project) When You're Stuck is for you if you want
Stop making excuses and start doing work that matters.Stop procrastinating and start being productive.Stop being the person who always says they’ll do something and start being someone who actually does it.Stop being a wannabe writer/entrepreneur/creative and finally start.Stop feeling stuck and start creating momentum towards what you want to create.Stop feeling overwhelmed and start taking tiny steps in the right direction.Stop saying you don’t have time and start making progress towards your goals.Stop being someone who’ll do something ‘when…’ and start being someone who goes for what they want.Stop being stuck in creative hell and start being creative.Stop wasting your potential and start using it.Stop being unfulfilled and start making a difference in the world.
Leadership coach Robbie Swale is a prolific creator, but he wasn’t always that way.
He knows what it’s like to be stuck in creative hell.
He let ideas and opportunities pass him by until, wrestling with procrastination and resistance, he started on the journey that created the 12-Minute Method.
And that’s how this book was created... with the 12-Minute Method. In it, he shares the principles he has used to successfully launch a business, a blog, a podcast and more.
If there’s something you are called to create, a business that you want to found, an idea that you need to share... if you want to finally get round to starting, this book is for you.
It is here to give you the practical inspiration you need to beat your procrastination, get unstuck and finally make your idea a reality.
Here’s something you can be sure nothing you want to create will exist unless you start it.
Let’s get started.
You’ve waited long enough.
‘Robbie's writing and 12-minute method inspired me to finally take the first steps to starting a business I'd had in my mind (and done nothing about) for years.
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153 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 2, 2021
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About the author
Robbie Swale
9 books2 followersRobbie Swale is a coach, writer, and podcast host whose work explores how we can live and lead with calm, clarity, and connection in a complex world.
He is the author of The Power to Choose and The 12-Minute Method series, which began as a simple writing experiment and grew into a framework for meaningful productivity and creative courage.
Robbie is also the creator and host of The Coach’s Journey Podcast and The 12-Minute Method Podcast, where he speaks with coaches and creators about purpose, growth, and the human side of leadership.
He works with leaders and entrepreneurs around the world, helping them build awareness, integrity, and impact — one conversation at a time.
He is the author of The Power to Choose and The 12-Minute Method series, which began as a simple writing experiment and grew into a framework for meaningful productivity and creative courage.
Robbie is also the creator and host of The Coach’s Journey Podcast and The 12-Minute Method Podcast, where he speaks with coaches and creators about purpose, growth, and the human side of leadership.
He works with leaders and entrepreneurs around the world, helping them build awareness, integrity, and impact — one conversation at a time.
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March 7, 2024
A great read to help you when you start, to finish what you have started. Plenty of tips and useful to give you the motivation to finish
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April 4, 2023
Must read this book
Take the time to read this well-written book. Stop procrastinating and begin. No matter what it is that you want to do--read more; learn more, start now. Don't sleep on this book, it is a quick read but you will want to reread it get the most out of this book. It will change you, but you must read it!
Take the time to read this well-written book. Stop procrastinating and begin. No matter what it is that you want to do--read more; learn more, start now. Don't sleep on this book, it is a quick read but you will want to reread it get the most out of this book. It will change you, but you must read it!
July 15, 2025
Great motivator, and kick up the proverbial to get you started on THE THING. And I instantly wrote a LinkedIn post with the 12 minute method.
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