The first kind of self-reinforcement is objective.

The sergeant waves you over and says, “Good job, Humperdinck. I’m putting you in for a promotion.” Or the head nurse calls you up before the meeting. “Jayne, explain to the group how the new system works.” 

I break it down into three areas in my own work. Self-motivation. Self-discipline. Self-reinforcement.

We said in the previous post that athletes train and soldiers train, and that you and I as artists and entrepreneurs have to train as well. But the athlete and the soldier have an advantage over us.

We’re finally doing it! This week, ten lucky winners will get the “two-pack” promo package containing A Man at Arms and The Arcadian, plus a fold-out scroll detailing the links between the two … and a hand-made pewter “X” pin, in honor of the Roman Tenth Legion that plays such a prominent role in both books.

There’s an axiom in every army in the world.

I asked in last week’s post if our readers would be interested in a drawing (as in, me pulling ten winning tickets out of a hat) to win the “two-pack” promo piece that includes signed copies of THE ARCADIAN and its predecessor, A MAN AT ARMS, plus some other fun goodies.