Getting through the tough slog of whatever goal you’re trying to achieve can be accomplished if you have enough resolve – grit, determination, single-mindedness, whatever you want to call it. It isn’t enough to have a goal and a list of steps you’re going to take to get there – or at least it isn’t…
Month: October 2009
Getting through the tough slog
My friend and colleague Greg Korgeski, a psychologist and writer, said the other day, “Tell you the truth, I’ve seldom felt that life was all that welcoming for many of the gifts we want to share . . . it’s slow, slogging, frustrating . . . just enduring sometimes and living on hope. There is…
Jump start your training
A version of this article appeared some years back in Martial Arts magazine, and though it has to do with martial arts training, quite a lot of it is applicable to motivating yourself to do anything. Hope you enjoy — Jennifer It happens to everyone sooner or later. You lose intensity and quit…
Things that make me smile
The last roses of summer are sitting on my desk right now, and they smell wonderful. Every now and then I catch a whiff of them and every time it makes me stop to think how beautiful they are and how lucky I am. Their distinct perfume isn’t something you get with store-bought roses. Of…
Getting started in freelancing
Today’s post is from freelancer writer Randy Hecht, who, like many writers, juggles a number of different types of writing assignments to keep her bank account fat, or at least out of the red. For more about her, click here. A writer contacted me this morning to ask for advice about succeeding as the owner of a writing…
Staying motivated
I’m getting ready to start another day of motivational boot camp with writer-buddy Linda Formichelli. If you don’t know what motivational boot camp is, read this post. If you’ve never done it, try it. You’ll get more accomplished in one day than you normally do in a week. Of course, it’s possible you may have…