I’m a quarter of the way through my year of posts. This is my 91st post. I still have nine months to go! Or 274 more posts… Wah! But I am further along than my previous stretch when I did 90 days of posts back at the end of 2021. And I’m still freaked out…
I’m almost finished the first week of The End of Play. Working on a first draft of my next play. I keep reminding myself this is the “poopy” draft. You can use ruder words if you want. The point is that there are no expectations for the first draft. You want to get it done.…
The problem with setting goals is that we often expect a linear path to achieving them. It’s rarely straightforward. Most of us will experience bumps on the road to our goals. We’ll fall of the wagon. We’ll eat too much. We’ll stay up late. We’ll miss writing a blog post. The important thing is not…
How do you build an audience’s anticipation for a show? I think about that a lot. When I have a Fringe show, I start posting on social media before the show is about to open. But it’s already busy with everyone else trying to get you to see their Fringe show. You’ve got to start…
Most of the time, we know what to do to reach our goals. It’s often simple. Do the Work. But it’s rarely easy. Doing the work is hard. It’s challenging. It’s scary. And yet, most of the time if we do the work, we’ll get what we want. Why don’t we do the work? Why…
Now that the Around the Bay is done, I can check off another item on my Five-Year Plan. Yay! Of course, it was easier to get the first two items done once they were scheduled and committed to. Two items done. Twenty-eight more things to work towards. And still almost five years to get them…
There’s a brief space between the ending of one thing and the beginning of another. A space that intensifies the feeling of loss for the end of the previous thing. Last night was my last choir rehearsal for the season. My play rehearsals start next Tuesday, so I won’t be able to go to any…
Whenever I hear about Writer’s Block, I think of Seth Godin. He dismisses the idea of Writer’s Block by saying that you never hear about someone having Talker’s Block. Somehow, someway, we always find something to talk about when we’re with other people. And writing is the same way. If you imagine you’re communicating with…
During the mid-morning. Right around 10am. That’s the sweet spot. That’s when my motivation is high. And my creativity is at my peak. It’s the perfect time to write. But I’m always at work at that time. So, I rarely get to take advantage of the best time for me to write or be creative.…
Sometimes you look for inspiration. Sometimes inspiration finds you. But the fact is there is always something to around you that is interesting. Can you see it? If not, why not? Look again. Closer this time. Part of the trick is to expect to find something. Then, you usually will.
peter gruner 