By Randy Kay
I learned to write with purpose when I discovered why I write. It began by developing a process
starting with this simple question, “Does this help my readers?” Helping others overcome challenges is my
writing theme. Yours may be different. A writing theme promotes a passion,
something that you can uniquely impart to the reader based on an expertise or calling.
It says something like: “I’m making a positive difference in someone’s life,
and this is how….” Having a theme for what you do qualifies everything with
purpose. If someone is writing to simply “entertain,” then he/she can get lost
in a myriad of choices. But, if someone’s writing is to “help others,” then that
person can draw from his or her passion and abilities to write with a nobility
of intention. And that makes you a
writer with purpose.
My latest book started after I woke up in the middle of
the night with an idea to help others overcome brokenness – seminal events that
caused devastation. My writing began with a piping cup of coffee and notations
of those kinds of life altering trials in my own life. When the writing flowed,
I did not share my successes, but my failures. Tears followed several pages as
I relived my hardest times, and the sufferings of those I’ve loved. The result
was Dying to Meet Jesus, which is
being published by Chosen/Baker Publishing for a January 7, 2020 launch.
Another project was born from years of training over one million people. My research
project to uncover the skills for thriving lasted decades, and produced a book
and course called, The Power to Thrive!
I typically write when some nagging problem boils over
into my ability to help solve it. Even if it goes nowhere, at least I’ve been
faithful to my own purpose to help others succeed in an often-challenging world.
It always starts with answering why
am I writing, and does it fit with my purpose for helping others succeed. The
second part of my blog post will appear on Monday.
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Randy Kay is the Chief Learning Officer of PACEsetters (http://pacesetters.training),
a leader in human development and the first to introduce a validated course on
thriving skills. He is also Chairman and CEO of TenorCorp, a diversified
strategic development firm. Randy Kay is an author of six books, and the
author of Dying to Meet Jesus, due
for release January 7, 2020 by Chosen, a division of Baker Publishing. Earlier
in his career he served as CEO of a biotech company and a media company,
commercial executive with companies like Johnson & Johnson, and chairman or
board member for numerous philanthropic organizations. Since graduating
from Northwestern University, Kay has trained over one million persons and has
been the leader for over twenty different organizations. His first book, The 22 Most Important Things covers every
topic related to success - day-by-day - 366 topics brimming with ideas, tools,
and tactics for living life to the fullest, and includes the collective
experience of generations of success experts through one comprehensive book
arranged by calendar day for daily growth. Subsequent books include The Power to Thrive, based on a 30-year
multidisciplinary study of exceptional leaders; and, The 22 Most Important Things.Kay has written for magazines including
Forbes, Inc., and the Wall Street Journal, and has been interviewed by various
broadcasting channels across the United States Training
Website: http://pacesetters.training Author Blog: http://randykayauthor.com Podcast: http://randykaypodcast.com
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