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\nRealizing time is your most important resource will automatically make you a time management pro. Unfortunately, before this realization occurs, all your time management attempts are in vain.<\/p>\n

I moved to Sweden 3 years ago to look for a job. Unemployment is rampant in Kenya and I had previously moved to other countries to find human resource work. In October 2013, I was really struggling with learning the language and was antsy to still make some type of contribution.<\/p>\n

I choose what came most naturally and easy to me; writing. I started a blog in early 2014 but a famous Kenyan author checked it out and told me he wanted me to write books. I had no idea what that entailed but a seed was planted.<\/p>\n

This April, I decided to author several books which would most likely be self-published. I was still jobless; had no money, but lo and behold I had plenty of time.<\/p>\n

A successful, prolific writer is a time management expert. The way they look at time is not the same way every other person does.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou must protect your writing time. You must protect it to the death.\u201d screenwriter William Goldman.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tim Grahl, the book marketing guru, asked writers what their biggest challenge was and they said it was finding time to write.<\/p>\n

I realized that having time was going to be my competitive edge. I was unknown, had no money, had no connections, no platform, but lots of uninterrupted time. Time to write, time to study self-publishing, time to master the Amazon machine, time to learn from writers I admired and looked up to, time to listen to the millions of webinar and podcasts available to authors, time to master book marketing.<\/p>\n

My habits changed without me coaxing them to.<\/p>\n

I stopped my TV show addiction. I would binge watch shows like Greys Anatomy before. I haven\u2019t watched that show for so long but know McDreamy died. I haven\u2019t seen Game of Thrones, Downtown Abbey; don\u2019t follow Scandal as well as many other popular shows.<\/p>\n

I stopped watching movies as well. I was a serious movie buff before. I\u2019ve not even seen Lupita Nyong\u2019o in 12 Years A Slave and the way I totally adore her.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t play any video games or games on my phone. I\u2019ve never played Candy Crush Saga.<\/p>\n

I like to talk a lot and would spend copious amounts of time on the phone. I am now very conscious of the time I spend on the phone and know which of my friends talk for thirty minutes versus those who talk for ten minutes.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t chat endlessly with people on Facebook Messenger or Whatsapp. Especially if it\u2019s impromptu.<\/p>\n

I plan my days the night before to keep me from wasting time and say no to many activities that are unplanned, spontaneous and unscheduled.<\/p>\n

I partake in fewer socializing activities. I select the people I will spend my time with so when I have a coffee or dinner with someone, it\u2019s totally worth it.<\/p>\n

I am single and in my 30\u2019s and would obsess about my future husband and join a trillion dating sites to try and find this person. I stopped that\u2026..it became too time consuming. All fear of ending up alone has been overshadowed by the fear of selling less than 250 books (the average a nonfiction book sells per year according to Tim Grahl)<\/p>\n

Al I have is time and treat it with delicate care and attention.<\/p>\n

My days are spent listening to webinars, reading, researching, writing and editing guest posts which have a rainy chance of being rejected, keep going after being rejected, study, study and study self-publishing, going to church, the gym and spending time with my few friends. That\u2019s it.<\/p>\n

Gosh, writing about it makes me seem so cold\u2026but I\u2019m always freezing in Sweden so maybe the weather has something to do with it!<\/p>\n

———–<\/p>\n

Nyakarima<\/span>\u00a0King is a soon to be published author. Sample her writing on her website\u00a0www.nyakarimaking.com<\/a>\u00a0and connect with her on Twitter @nyakarimaking.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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