A few weeks ago, someone said to me, “I don’t know how you do it all.” The truth is, I don’t. I’m doing a lot, and there is a lot I’m not doing. How I do what I do The key distinction I see between...
How I do it all, or not
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When you lose heart
There's a lot you want to do. It's important to you, or you wouldn't be doing it. In fact, you wouldn't be here if you didn't believe you had something worth sharing with the world, even if you...
Handling Impostor Syndrome: For the Days When You Feel Like a Fraud
"Impostor syndrome" -- the feeling that you are a fake or a fraud -- usually goes along with a fear that people will find out you are not actually good at what you say can do. Or perhaps that you...
Why we don’t do the work
Last week I wrote a post called, "Stop buying stuff and do the work." It resonated for more than a few people -- and I had promised to write more about WHY we don't do the work. So why don't we do...
Stop buying stuff and do the work
One of the biggest mistakes I see people making (and I do it myself) is buying and investing in various products, books, and services but never actually doing the work. It's tempting to think that...
Making decisions that matter
I've got decision making on my mind. Last week I wrote about how there's always something that will get in the way of our dreams -- if we let it. I've been hearing from a number of people that they...
There’s always something
A lesson I've been talking about lately is that excuses are endless and there is ALWAYS something that will get in the way of fulfilling your calling -- if you let it. I can't tell you how many...
Going pro
Over the last week, I've seen a lot of conversation about being professional. In part this was from a writer's perspective, but it also came up in the broader context of reading Steven Pressfield's...
Failure, Zombies, Systems, and Steven Pressfield
I was emailing with a beloved client this week who was concerned about setting herself up for failure by taking on something she might not be ready for. I said, "It's not about failing or not...
A Letter to Ray Bradbury
Thank you for touching my heart and opening my eyes. For seeing me in ways I didn't yet understand in my younger years. For showing me new worlds and new ways of seeing our world...
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Surprise! Objections are your friends
In a "get unstuck" session I had recently with the multi-talented Jamie Lee Scott, screenwriter and author of Let Us Prey, about a TV sitcom pilot she's been working on, she mentioned that she kept...
10 tips to get unstuck and write more now
Note: This is a continuation of last week's blog post: What to do when you want to write but you're not writing: 6 steps to get back on track. If you want to receive my special Writer's Series of...