3 Reasons Why You Become a Giant When Write Your Book

Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the face.
~ Helen Keller

When you write your book you are looking the world straight in the eye, as Helen Keller says, and in the process, in my opinion, you become a giant.

When you write your book you become a giant because:

1.) through self-examination you expand your knowledge of the world;

2.) by reaching out and helping others your compassion increases and engulfs others, and;

3.) when you share your good qualities new doors open, and who you are becomes how you generate your income.

Self-examination

One reason for this growth into giant stature is because to write a book you must look inside yourself and meticulously examine who you really are and why the path you have chosen has led you where you are today. By delving into your own thought processes and manner of thinking, you understand your internal workings better, and in the process, you understand the external world better as well.

As Carl Jung said,

Your  vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.

When you write a book, particularly a "how to" book (which is what I focus on), you transcend who you are today with the insight that you uncover about yourself. Your universe grows exponentially with each book you write.

When You Help Others to Grow, You Yourself Grow Too

A second consequence of writing your book, is that when you share your knowledge with others, they learn and benefit from your experience and knowledge. If they benefit from your sharing, and follow in your successful footsteps, you benefit too.

As the old saying goes, the fragrance always stays in the hand that gives the rose.

Your book can greatly benefit others, and it is one way to compassionately reach out to help others. Your litery efforts can serve as the initial stepping stone for you to connect with others and reach out to help them.

In the process of promoting your book you can touch the lives of people even more deeply through:

1.) your blog, 

2.) videos,

3.) radio interviews, and

4.) public speaking.

Each of these medium presents you with immense opportunities to connect and interact with people. (For more on book promotion, see my new book Carve Out Your Niche.)

Like Trevor McKinney, in Catherine Ryan Hyde's book Pay It Forward, your efforts to help others may far exceed anything you imagined.

Trevor was sparked by an extra-credit assignment in Social Studies: "Think of an idea for world change, and put it into action." Trevor's idea was to do a good deed for three people, and in exchange, ask each of them to "pay it forward" to three more. "So nine people get helped. Then those people have to do twenty-seven.... Then it sort of spreads out."

Who You Are Becomes How Your Generate Income

When you start making money from who you are, new doors open up for you. You are not confined to make a living from a 9:00 to 5:00 job. Instead, you can start making a living (or at least a part of it) from what you really love, and what you truly believe in.

Conclusion

You may not become a physical giant by writing a book, but I guarantee that you will increase your self-knowledge, expand your opportunities for compassion, and become someone who experiences a more meaningful life.

You'll be a giant on the inside.

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