Writing a book: the need for recognition and writing for oneself

Frederick asks what advice they would give if he wanted to write the most inspiring book ever.

Their answer is 'choose' — they refuse to supply the subject or title, telling him to go inside himself and write what inspires him, since the most inspiring book ever could just as well be a comic one about farting.

He reframes the question as what he is unaware of that might be blocking his expression, such as his wish to be recognised.

They tell him he is aware of most things but is not letting himself see how easy it would be to let that awareness go.

He likes self-gratification and recognition — it fuels him and gets his juices going in the morning — and for him it is a need rather than something merely accepted; as long as he pushes against the need it will remain.

Instead of worrying about his neediness, he should write from his own life, history, struggle and journey, about what inspires him, and do it for himself rather than for other people, without concern for whether anyone reads it or whether it brings a million dollars or success.

Written as a way of reconnecting to his inner self, it will lead others to ask how he did it — making him a guru for people looking for another methodology, by which time he may not want to be one, though he can still accept the accolades and the money that comes with them.