Sometimes motivation is an elusive, skittish creature, easily overlooked in the busyness of life. Here are some tips, tools and encouragement to keep your moving ever closer to your creative dreams. How can I encourage you to keep going?
Remember going to the circus as a child? Somewhere between the trapeze artists and the elephants, a lone performer would walk into the center of the ring carrying a large wooden crate. He would set the crate down, reach in and pull out a beautiful china plate, which he showed the audience. People gasped. Anticipation [...]
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Does this time of year make you feel a little…blah? Are you fighting that saggy, lethargic let’s-go-back-to-bed-and-try-this-again-tomorrow feeling? If so, you are not alone. Lots of factors, including dreary weather, leftover holiday weight gain and the beginning of a new year can weigh us down. Try these four ways to beat the blues: Exercise I [...]
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Last month, I had a chance to do not one, but two things I’d never done before. I found myself at the helm of a 52-foot catamaran, and I also found myself as an extra on a television show. One of these was an opportunity that got me giddy with excitement, while the other started [...]
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While everyone I know is running full-tilt into the craziness and insane pace of the holiday season, I find myself doing the opposite. One small step at a time, I’ve quietly eased back from the noise and pull of the lights and started tiptoeing in the opposite direction. Too many boxes of Christmas decorations litter [...]
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Are you having trouble putting words on paper? Has your muse kidnapped your hero and run off to a warmer climate? Have you been saying, “I want to write a novel, but I just don’t have time,” or “I just can’t get past chapter three”? If any of these apply to you, I have a [...]
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A few months ago, I bought my very first Apple product –the IPAD2. My aging laptop had been a trouper, but it was heavy, would no longer hold a charge and was seriously outdated. Time to bite the bullet and replace it. I was heading to Europe for a writing trip, so I had some [...]
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Big ugly deadlines are picking up speed as they tumble downhill. If you don’t get ahead of them in the next two days, they’re going to knock you right off your feet. The plates you’ve worked so hard to keep spinning will crash down on your head and bury you. Anxiety mounts. Family and friends [...]
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I got an email the other day from my writing chapter’s super-organized Goal Keeper gently reminding me of the writing goals I’d set for 2011. It stopped me in my tracks and really made me think about my forward progress—or lack thereof–this year. I did get quite a bit done, and I’m excited about that. [...]
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Does your to-do list have its own to-do list? Are you lying awake at night with endless lists of things you DIDN’T get done running through your head? Are people saying things like, “Gee, you look terrible. Are you getting any sleep?” Thanks, I’d love to. But I can’t get my brain to shut up! [...]
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