You’re probably wondering if I know I have a typo in the title to this blog post. And indeed, the power of yes might be an interesting post to write someday. But I really am talking about the power of yet. The other day, my daughter Jessica and I were watching Mr. Magorium’s Wonder…
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Just say nay
If you’re not a Shrek aficionado, this blog post’s title will make you go “huh,” but I like to amuse myself. This isn’t very hard to do (I’m a lot like Shrek that way). I know I’ve talked before about the importance of protecting your writing time, but if the conversations I overhear on…
Resolutions require resolve
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…
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…
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…