A continuation of the April 2026 Fireside Chat. Why not? Enjoy!
P.S. This is my 300th Patreon post! WOOHOO! I remember building this platform for 7 months before the first member ever came along. It was a bit like therapy for me in the evenings and I used to decompress by posting. 🙂 It also reinforced the “why not” in me. And now I’m blown away by all of you!
Remember: “If you build it, they will come.” -Field of Dreams.
You’ve got to be the president of your own fan club.
Keep the faith. You’ve got something to say.
There is only one you.
When you hear crickets, just keep building! This is PARTICULARLY true if you are an author. There will be plenty of times when you think no one is listening and nothing is working. PLENTY of people will want to tell you why it is not working. Ignore them.
Philippians 1:6 gives me hope. God started something in you. He’s the best storyteller of all. Just keep moving forward no matter what and hold onto His promises. Hold onto your crazy faith! Hold onto those dreams you had forever ago. Hold onto that creativity that makes you come alive and act like a joyful 5 year old!
Your journey might look weird. It also might be hard. Like try to kill you kinda hard sometimes. It might not look like what you thought it was going to look like . . . but it just might look better.
Remember Jeremiah’s scroll from the Fireside Chat. If there was ever a time when a book or your career didn’t work out, it can be better by moving forward and trying again. By reinventing yourself. By finding your tribe. You’re deeper and wiser now!
Who needs a “better the second time” experience? I know I do.
I’m cheering you on!