Since Chris Brogan posted about defining three words for 2012 as a “resolution,” rather than the more ubiquitous “I’m gonna lose X pounds, make more money, and win at life”-type resolutions (not knocking those, by the way–just noticing that for me, they don’t work very well…), I’ve declared my own “three words” to be Prepare, Practice, and Persist (also keeping in line with my love for alliteration).

My earlier post explained the why for me; this post will actually start talking about how I’m implementing them. If you don’t know, I’ve recently written a book–a novel, basically a thriller/suspense in the same vein as James Rollins, J.A. Konrath, and Jeremy Robinson. Check out more about the project here and here.

As such, I thought these words fit right in with what I hope to accomplish in 2012, and this post will explain some of that. Hopefully, you’ll be able to get something out of it as well.  Continue Reading…