It’s good to establish a routine. Something that you can do day in and day out. Hopefully something that helps you become a better you. But you’ve got to be careful not to add too much too quickly. I started the year declaring that I would do a blog post a day. It’s a big,…
Sometimes you just want to take a break. A break from the routine. A break from the habit you’re trying to cultivate. To rest. But if you stop pumping. If you stop pushing the flywheel. If you stop your forward momentum… You might find yourself having to start all over again. One of my favourite…
One of the things that inspired me to challenge myself to write a blog post a day was Seth Godin’s Ship It Calendar. Seth frequently says that people should blog every day. Easier said than done. But I thought I could use his calendar as a jumping off point for some posts. I figured that…
When I was a teenager, I was terrified of rejection. I was so scared of getting a “no”, that I never asked a question. I never asked someone out. I never asked for someone’s phone number. My brother, David, got a girl’s phone number at the first dance he went to. And they went out…
I’m a month into this posting every day. Every day for a year. One twelfth of the way there. Only 8% complete. But that’s over thirty posts done. Has it gotten easier? Yes. And no. I can sit in front of the computer and get today’s post written. Even when I waffle about what I’m…
Non-writers always ask where the ideas come from. As if they come from some special place. And are only doled out to the very lucky. But ideas come from everywhere. From the article you read that prompts a “what if” question. From the juxtaposition of two different things being combined to create a new thing.…
When I was a kid, I had a magic closet. New clothes (to me) would appear from time to time. I would open the closet door one day, and there’d be a shirt or a pair of pants that wasn’t there the day before. I never questioned it. I accepted that fact that new things…
This week focuses on Recovering a Sense of Self-Protection. Cameron starts by having us revisit our creative blocks. Those things that we do so we don’t have to be creative. For me, it’s watching too much TV. Maybe even overeating. Both things dull my senses. And when I over-indulge in them, I don’t have any…
January was more of a level setting month. It’s my starting point to get back on track to reach my Marathon Weight (180lbs). I started the month feeling the impacts of the holiday season. Lots of food. Lots of sweets. And lots of drinking. My average weight for December was 208.3lbs. But that was a…
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