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All Progress is Progress · The Daily Writer

• 0:06
  SPEAKER_00: Welcome to the Daily Rider Podcast, where we bring you tips and inspiration each day to help you build habits for writing success.
• 0:14
  SPEAKER_00: For more resources, including your free Daily Rider Starter Kit, visit DailyRiderLife.com.
• 0:22
  SPEAKER_00: Social media for authors can be great because it lets us connect with so many other people around the world, yet it also can have a downside, and that is giving you jealousy and bad feelings from seeing all the wins that other writers are having.
• 0:36
  SPEAKER_00: We don't see the failure, the struggle, or the heartaches that went into creating those wins.
• 0:40
  SPEAKER_00: Sometimes we see all the cool things that are happening in other people's lives, and we think, oh, those cool things aren't happening as much in my life, but yet we don't see all of the work and the time and effort and the progress that went into those amazing wins that so oftentimes we see on social media.
• 0:55
  SPEAKER_00: And that's why you need to celebrate every inch of progress that you're making as a writer.
• 1:01
  SPEAKER_00: Did you write some words today?
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  SPEAKER_00: That's a win.
• 1:04
  SPEAKER_00: Did you learn something about publishing today?
• 1:06
  SPEAKER_00: That's a win.
• 1:08
  SPEAKER_00: Did you attend a session for your writing group today?
• 1:11
  SPEAKER_00: That's a win.
• 1:12
  SPEAKER_00: Hint hint, the Daily Writer Club is a great writing group for you to join.
• 1:16
  SPEAKER_00: Did you have lunch or set up a chat with another writer today?
• 1:19
  SPEAKER_00: That's a win.
• 1:20
  SPEAKER_00: Did you talk to an editor or graphic designer about your next book project today?
• 1:24
  SPEAKER_00: That's a win.
• 1:25
  SPEAKER_00: Did you spend some time marketing your book?
• 1:27
  SPEAKER_00: That's a win.
• 1:29
  SPEAKER_00: Whatever you did today to further your writing and your author business, you have won.
• 1:34
  SPEAKER_00: Remember the fable about the tortoise and the hare?
• 1:37
  SPEAKER_00: The tortoise won because he kept plodding along, simply making constant progress.
• 1:42
  SPEAKER_00: Slow and steady wins the race, as the fable says.
• 1:46
  SPEAKER_00: The only person you need to keep score against is the person that you were yesterday.
• 1:50
  SPEAKER_00: Remember, all progress is progress.
• 1:54
  SPEAKER_00: Here's today's challenge.
• 1:55
  SPEAKER_00: Find an author who's recently posted a win on social media and congratulate them on making consistent progress and getting a cool win.
• 2:03
  SPEAKER_00: Then see what you can learn from them.
• 2:06
  SPEAKER_00: Thanks for listening, and I'll see you tomorrow.