Setting Boundaries
Develop a guide on establishing and maintaining boundaries in personal and professional relationships. Include personal anecdotes, steps for recognizing when boundaries are needed, and advice on how to effectively communicate them to others.
Suggested length: An essay or article: 800 to 2,500 words
Start the clock
Pick a sprint, press start and keep going until it stops. Momentum beats polish on a first draft.
Make it yours
Three ways to take this prompt somewhere nobody else will.
- Use one example from your own life.
- Open with a specific story, then widen out to the big idea.
- Write for a curious friend, not an expert.
Writing self-help books
Your life, a little better, by the last page.
Self-help promises change: better habits, relationships, money or confidence. Readers want a clear method they can try today, from someone they trust to know the way.
What readers expect
- One clear transformation
- Steps the reader can act on
- Stories and evidence that it works
- An author with credibility
A tip before you start
Promise one transformation and deliver it step by step. Readers want to know exactly what to do on Monday morning.
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