![]() The Damage Created by Lack of Self-Integrity ![]() Did you keep your word? Did you do so more often than you kept your word to yourself? I bet you did. Think about the promises you made to family, friends, coworkers, or others. Like them, I bet you keep your commitments to others, though. Most people don’t take their promises to themselves seriously, so you aren’t alone. And how many of those times did you…or didn’t you…keep the promise? Or how many times have you tried to write a book in a month and never finished the project at all…let alone in that timeframe? Look back at how many times you’ve promised yourself you would do something, like write daily, stick to a diet, exercise regularly, or stay in contact with your friends. But how serious are you about that commitment? How likely are you to keep your word to yourself? Let’s say you committed to writing a book in a month. So, these writers fail to keep their word to themselves. They promise themselves that this time they will start and finish a nonfiction project-even a short one. Writers take on the challenge with high hopes. How do I know this? Because NaNoWriMo reported that one year the organization had 287,327 participants but only 35,387 “winners.” That means that only 29% of the writers who began novels during the event actually finished them.Īs the founder of NaNonFiWriMo, more often called the Write Nonfiction in November (WNFIN) Challenge, I see the same results. Yet, many writers that participate in a 30-day writing challenge, like National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) or National Nonfiction Writing Month (NaNonFiWriMo), don’t have integrity-at least not with themselves. ![]() And by keeping your promise to yourself, you demonstrate self-integrity. You only need to report your progress to yourself-no one else. Even if you told your friends or writing buddies of your plans, it’s your self-integrity that matters. Whether you decide to write fiction or nonfiction, you promise to finish your writing project-such as a book-in a month. Choosing to participate in a 30-day writing challenge is a commitment made to yourself.
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