It’s Okay to Make Nice with Yourself
Guess what? It’s okay to have some positive thoughts about yourself. Many of us were raised in intellectual households, where if you couldn't prove...
Honor Your Personal History
The weddings, the birth dates, the bar mitzvahs and the first kisses. But think for a moment about the private anniversaries of your heart: The time...
Oh, You Look Nice Today.
From now on, you must keep track of every single compliment you get. The rule is this: only write down the phrase or adjective-- don't record who...
Nearly Miraculous Daily Habit
"...Because you told me I was a stuntwoman and I believed you..." Painting by Lesley Perdomo Allot Fifteen Minutes a Day to Your Project If I could...
Every Field Must Lay Fallow
Maybe you are in the middle of a dry spell so severe your lips are parched. I’m sorry. I know that feeling — that sinking, empty, aching feeling —...
Dream Big, Lush, Vivid Dreams
Disappointment is, literally, failing to keep an appointment. Which is why I think it hurts a little more than the other bumps and bruises of life....
Getting-Ready-to-Get-Ready Syndrome
The symptoms of Getting-Ready-to-Get-Ready syndrome include feeling like you can’t possibly move forward until you lose ten pounds, get a degree,...
Hot Pink Ghosts
Another block to creativity are the ghosts of failures past. A client once told me, “I’m afraid to get my work out there because the last time I...
Does It Have to Be You?
Exercise: 1. Write down all the activities that you typically do in a day, such as: drive in the car pool do laundry pay bills make phone calls...
Ode To The Drama Teacher
Ode To The Drama Teacher And as you stand there: Aghast Because we’re three days from Opening Night and Ado Annie still doesn’t know her lines and...
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