Day 63 of 280 | The 7-40 Challenge
I’ve known my whole life that I’m creative. Or most of my life anyway. Whether singing or dancing or writing stories or whatever the case may be, I’ve known that I’ve had the creative bug.
Like many people, I can write things and put them out there. But asking people to look at them — to take time, because I think they’re valuable and might do them good — has been hard for me.
That changed tonight.
I put out two promotional videos for my book, Phase Defiant. I also made an ask to my social media community — the one I generally stay quiet on.
And I’m going to flat-out admit it: it’s been a struggle.
I went to shoot a one-minute video. I struggled for over an hour with the lighting, the script, and not getting my timing down. It was way more difficult than it should have been.
Which means I’m right over the target of where I’m supposed to be.
I’m doing exactly what I’m supposed to be doing.
The only thing to fear is fear itself. And here’s the reality: I don’t have an audience for this book right now. More than that — if nobody’s reading it, that’s the same as nobody knowing about it. And if nobody knows about it, that’s my fault, because I haven’t said anything.
And here’s what I realized: if I say something and nobody pays attention, I’m in virtually no different shape than I would be if I’d stayed silent. So I might as well be brave and say something.
Because that’s just better.
It feels good knowing I’ve thrown my hat into the middle of things now. I have no idea how this unfolds. But I know I’ve written a book that I’m very proud of.
Is it perfect? Probably not. But is it entertaining? Is it something I’m glad I wrote? Very much so. The first couple of readers who read it for me enjoyed the story as well.
And I am pleased — genuinely pleased — that I was able to knock on the door and push through with getting that out there.
If you’re reading this and you’re interested, I’m going to leave the link here on my blog. I would love any feedback you have, and an Amazon review if you read it would mean the world.
Regardless — thank you for reading these words. Thank you for being along for the journey. Knowing that you’re on the other side reading this means a lot to me.
I hope you’re getting something from this daily journey, just like I am.
Day 63 Scorecard:
✅ Bible study and prayer
✅ Walking
✅ Reading (Show Your Work — Austin Kleon)
✅ Calories tracked
✅ Water (100 oz)
✅ Gratitude
✅ DDP Yoga
✅ BiblePictures365
✅ Creative hour
✅ Phase Defiant — first promotional videos posted (TikTok + Instagram)
✅ Phase Defiant — first public ask (Facebook)
✅ Phase Defiant — paperback cover fixed and uploaded to KDP
📖 Phase Defiant by DMT Willis is available now on Amazon: https://a.co/d/04bDaNNm
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