My First Book Is Finally Out

My first book is published. It feels strange, good, and a little unreal.

I wrote most of it months ago. Then I stopped. I told myself it wasn’t ready. That it needed more editing. That maybe I shouldn’t publish it at all. I opened the draft. Closed it. Rewrote a few parts. Ignored it for weeks. This loop repeated too many times. If you’ve ever tried to finish something personal, you know the feeling.

At some point I realized there is no perfect version. A book doesn’t get better because you stare at it longer. It only becomes real when you publish it. So I finished it as it is, rough edges and all. That decision felt honest.

The book is called Bones: 21 Clichés Running and Ruining Your Business. But it’s not really about these twenty-one clichés. We all have our own sets of phrases we repeat without thinking. Some come from our first jobs. Some from managers we once respected. Some from fear. Some from habit. They quietly shape how we act, decide, and explain things to ourselves.

My list won’t match your list. That’s the whole point. The book is meant to make you notice your own patterns, not copy mine.

Every chapter is short. One cliché, a few angles, a few questions. You can agree with a chapter or disagree with it. That tension is what makes it useful. I didn’t try to hand out rules or claim authority. I wanted something simple that invites reflection, not a lecture disguised as a book.

This is why finishing it feels good. The second one is already in progress. I feel more confident moving forward without overthinking every page.