Conquer Procrastination & Get It Done
Everything is Temporary
The sky is orange and the air is heavy with smoke. There is a brush fire burning in Ojai/Ventura - right now - about 20 miles from my home. Houses burnt to the ground. Habitats destroyed. People and animals displaced. Normally I wouldn't try and email you in the...
The Sensitive Creative’s Guide to Recovering from Bad Breakups, Natural Disasters and Other Heartaches of Modern Life
I wrote an ebook because I wrote an email. I wrote the email because of an outbreak of violent racism that shocked and shattered me. I posted a video of me reading the email on Facebook, and it got more clicks and likes and shares than anything else I’ve ever done, I...
I love bad reviews
I love good reviews more, of course. But I love ALL reviews. Anytime someone cares enough about what I'm doing to take the time to comment, I'm deeply honored. Whether they love it or hate it or are just "meh" about it is none of my business. People are allowed to...
Ok, that’s it!
Clearly, this has all gone too far. The news has made me weep almost hourly and I am done with feeling outraged, feeling powerless and feeling frightened. It's time to reclaim our creative power and become a relentless force for kindness. And when I say "time" I mean...
Quitting
At Crossfit on Saturday, I was really challenged by one of the exercises. (To be fair, I'm challenged by nearly ALL the exercises at Crossfit. Crossfit is no joke.) I was sweating and panting and red-faced and getting lapped by everyone else in the group. I felt weak...
Dwell in Discomfort
You've asked me the same questions over and over and over again. And mostly they have to do with discomfort. "I'm not sure my work is good enough." "I'm an introvert so I never go to events or conferences." "I clam up when it's time to state my prices." "I feel like...
When is it too Late?
That person who expressed interest in your work, but you never followed up with them...and now you think that too much time has passed, so you don't reach out to them. The friend who was having a tough time, and you wanted to call or write, but you got busy and now it...
Getting Out of the Urgency Trap
Chapter 21 - Getting Out of the Urgency Trap Your email pings. Your message app pings. Your other message app pings. You've got forty-seven notifications and thirteen new requests and an overflowing inbox. It all seems urgent. After all, it pinged. That must mean it's...
Minimum Daily Requirement
The good news... this quick tip will help you with any project or goal you are interested in starting or completing. Now find the tension between you and your goal and get started today! Chapter 14 - Minimum Daily Requirement Now, I love home-remodeling shows, but I...
Quit Buying Groceries at the Quickie Mart
To really get the benefit of this chapter you need to read it in completion (get your copy here.) But I didn't want to leave it out because even if you just go with this snippet it will help: Chapter 12 - Quit Buying Groceries at the Quickie Mart When people talk to...
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