I stood in front of the group to share the importance of building relationships for creating a successful writing career. The lady introducing me explained that she brought me to speak because writers are notorious loners, hidden away in our writing dungeons. I didn’t laugh. I barely broke a smile. That one action alone should…
Have you defined your meaning of life or are you waiting for someone else to define it for you? Have you made steps to live out your definition of life or are you waiting for it to come get you? Have you invested in your meaning a life to the point that you believe it…
I need more time. I have heard it and I have said it. We all want more time to get things done. “Time is a stampeding beast that can’t be roped or tamed. It must be ridden atop without stirrups or reins.” Natalie Cone I have ridden bareback many times, so the stirrup thing doesn’t…
I had a reason. It was a really good reason – to boot! Over the years, I’ve had many good reasons. Settling into the excuses (A.K.A. reasons) may have been more comfortable than pushing through. Even when I haven’t been comfortable where I was, sometimes the known discomfort was more comfortable than the unknown beyond…
Exopsing the Truth of Social Media Numbers Several years ago, an agent speaking at a writers conference said we needed to have a significant following on social media before we would get the attention of publishers. I challenged him to give me a number, but he had met me. He said he knew better than…
Taking control of the journey will have to be a personal choice. There will always be a reason not to do something. It may be a good reason. It may be a convenient reason. It may just be your go-to reason to get out of something. But there will always be a reason. How you…
You have to find the right balance, in the right way, at the time, that allows you to get your stuff right. Your way will be unique to you. “There is no such thing as ‘successful multitasking.” The guru, or expert, I was listening to said the only way to get something done was to…
Keep it simple because simple gets more done and leaves more room for negotiation. If you have talked to me, listened to me, or read anything in the last few weeks that I have written, you may have noticed that things have been CRAZY. The chaos of the moment felt worse for me because I…
Waiting can feel like a waste. I sit. I do nothing. I just wait. OR, I can find ways to make the best of my waiting time. It may not be that I get it all done. It may not be that I get done what I had originally planned. But I will get something…
If you want to make better life choices then you need to keep it simple. We have gotten good at making it complicated, but clearing out and peeling back the layers can help remind us all at the core it is simple. Life can be simple. All too often it is our stuff – sometimes…