Podcast
“Just Start,” is the worst advice I’ve ever heard…or given.
I think those two words have hurt me more than my three worst ex-boyfriends…combined! Not because it’s bad advice to tell a person to just start the things they want to create. But because productivity for productivity’s sake – sucks. “Just Start!” is great advice if the problem you’re having is that you have a…
Read MoreDevelop a Writing Routine & Save Yourself from Writers’ Block with These 5 Tips
Okay…but why did you click the “Writers’ Block” title, if that’s working so well for you? Cause it’s not working for you – that’s why. I know this, because that used to be my point of view too. I had no writing routine, because I didn’t know I needed one. I was certain that my ability…
Read MoreYour Writing Space Doesn’t Need Another Plant.
What’s with writers & their spaces, anyway? You know that mythical perfect spot you imagine will make writing easy and comforting and PERFECT? Well…it’s not real. You can’t find a place that will magic away the difficulties of writing, but the yearning for a perfect writers’ space endures. We all still covet it and dream…
Read MoreFree-writing isn’t what you think it is…at least not completely.
What is free-writing? Right. That’s a good starting point isn’t it? If you’re not familiar with the way I suggest you use free-writing, here’s a short primer. Free-writing is a perfect first step for people who want to be able to write without enduring that feeling – you know the one: The drop in the pit…
Read MoreDon’t Screw up Your Website Redesign – Like I almost did.
We have this great opportunity in the world of today, to share what we do and sell and think online. It’s amazing and powerful and unheard of and…we hear about it. All. The. Time! Every other email I get tells me about the, “Power of ONLINE BUSINESS,” like it’s a cure-all for the struggles of the 21st Century.…
Read MoreDon’t listen to Impostor Syndrome; You aren’t JUST anything.
Impostor syndrome describes high-achieving individuals who have an inability to internalize their accomplishments and a persistent fear of being exposed as a “fraud”. Sound familiar? It should; a lot of entrepreneurs, creatives & world changers have some form of impostor syndrome. We work hard, & we do cool things. Then we hear lots of kudos for…
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