STEP 3: BUILD DEADLINES Deadlines force action and demand accountability. Below is a rough outline of how to pace yourself, which you can adjust to your schedule. If you want to move fast, give yourself a deadline of about a chapter a week. If you want to move at a reasonable speed, give yourself two weeks per chapter. If you want to move slower, allow three weeks. If you have a hectic life, do a chapter per month. And then question if you have the time to even do this. STEP 4: ANNOUNCE THE BOOK To take accountability one step further: announce that you are work- ing on a book. Use whatever social media platform you prefer, but the point is to publicly claim your intention to people you care about. You’ll get a lot of positive feedback, which will help you start, and the fact that you have announced your intention will help you push through when you are wavering. Note: If you’re serious about writing this book, the platform you’re most uncomfortable about putting it on is the one you should use. That means it’s the one with the most people on it that you care about. If you are afraid of telling them, it’s all the more reason to do it. Remember, we want to identify any and all resistance and push through it. 130 · ThE SCriBE METhOD