This week has been all about recovery. I got home from NINC on Monday night, and have been taking it as easy as I am able. I had a great time talking to so many of you down in Tampa, and the one thing that kept coming up was that you felt overwhelmed by having to do all the things.
This is very relatable. Monica and I often feel the need to do all the things competing with our body’s inability to do all the things. That was one of the main reasons we created the Author Ecosystem. We found that certain actions filled us up (or at least didn’t drain us) and have been using it to help guide us to the actions we should be taking.
I’ve been forced to come to terms with my own mortality a lot this year since getting Long COVID at 20books, and the Author Ecosystem is one of the things I fall back on over and over again to help guide my path.
That said, some things you just have to push through, like when you are at a conference for a week. Sometimes, you just know life is gonna suck a bit, b…
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