Beth Pickens suggests having a Personal Maintenance Day every month. On the day of your birth. So, since I was born on February 22, my Personal Maintenance Day would be on the 22nd of every month. It’s a day to take assessment of your life. Think about your goals. Do the things you need to…
Now that I’m in my third week of this daily blogging journey, it feels like the momentum is starting to build. Jim Collins talks about the flywheel effect in his book Good to Great. The flywheel effect is that a bunch of small actions build on each other to produce greater actions. Think of a…
A few days ago, I was talking about Resistance. That force that tries to distract us from our goals. It finds many ways to thwart us from our path. But there is counter force to that, as well. Steven Pressfield says that the opposite of Resistance is Assistance. When you declare a goal and start…
Week 8 in The Artist’s Way focuses on recovering a sense of strength. One of the things we need to do is acknowledge and mourn our artistic losses. Cameron says that avoiding it causes artistic scar tissue. And that prevents artistic growth. Most of us shrug off our artistic misfires. We don’t openly mourn the…
It’s been a while since I’ve spoken about Resistance. At least how it has been affecting me. “Resistance” is the term that Steven Pressfield uses. He says it’s an entity that prevents us from doing the thing we want to do. It has many disguises and tools. It’s the laundry that needs to be done.…
In week 4 of The Artist’s Way, Julia Cameron recommends that you craft your own Artist’s Prayer. I let the idea sit with me for a few months before crafting one. It’s a work in progress. My Artist Prayer Help me have the courage to play. Help me move beyond my fear. And continue on…
In Be Useful, Arnold Schwarzenegger talks about how he would train for 5 hours a day when he was a body builder. Two and a half hours in the morning. And two and a half hours in the afternoon. He would track all his workouts. When he transitioned from body builder into a movie star, he…
I’m still working my way through Julia Cameron’s The Artist’s Way. I’ve recommended the book to many people. It’s great! But it’s taking me a long time to get through it. It’s supposed to be a 12-week program. It’s been almost two years and I haven’t finished it yet! I keep getting stuck on some…
As soon as I hit publish on yesterday’s post, I was flooded with regret. Why did I declare it? What was I thinking? Publishing a post a day for a whole year?? I mean, I’ve thought of doing it for years. Of making the same commitment. But it’s so much. And my previous attempts at…
I remember getting the call to audition for Assisted Living. Actually, I didn’t get the call, Deb did. We were driving back from Ottawa in August 2022. Connie, the stage manager for the show, called to see if Deb and I wanted to come out to audition. I had seen the notice for the show.…
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