My year of Rebooting, part 4: Self-publishing a book

How was your 2023? I hope it’s been a good one for you. It’s been amazing for me.

This year, I did many things I had never done before. Sometimes because I wanted to, and sometimes,… because that’s just how life is.

In February, I published my first self-published book Reboot Yourself! We live in an unprecedented time when we can give form and substance to our ideas, like never before.

My Reboot Yourself! journey began in mid-2022, when I was researching the kinds of books that people wanted to read. Self-help and personal development were some of the top categories, as well as the most competitive.

My initial idea was to write something under a penname, a common practice for beginning authors. But the more I looked into this topic, the more I realised that I, personally, had something to say. I could bring together the results of my long-term interest and widespread reading in self-improvement, and really help some people.

Writing the book was the easy part for me – I have written for my whole career. The research, planning and project management was the challenge. I reached my destination by seeking out expert teachers and courses, and finding skilled professionals.

I don’t know for how many years I harboured this book – or just the idea of publishing a book – inside me. But to actually go from idea to execution is a feeling I retain, so I can re-create it.

Read about the other three major life reboots I experienced in 2023, and what we can all learn from them.