I noticed it a few years ago. I had to push myself to create. Guilt myself into writing. Or impose a deadline by having to produce something by a specific date. It felt like my creative fire had gone out. And then the pandemic hit and I thought I would have the time or motivation…
Wow. Thirty Days passed faster than I thought they would. Yesterday was my thirtieth day of shipping. I can relax. And you won’t overwhelmed with too much content. It’s funny. When the year began, I hoped to write a post a week. In fact, I wanted to write 58 posts in my 58th year. But…
Freedom of Choice is what you got. Freedom from Choice is what you want. Devo I love Vietnamese food. But when I go to a Vietnamese restaurant without an inkling of what I want to eat, I can get paralyzed by the options. There’s too much to choose from. The menu has pages of variations…
I’m more than halfway through my 30 days of Shipping now. The “shipping” has taken the form of blogging… In case you’re wondering why I’ve been posting so much lately. 😉 Seth Godin always recommends shipping often. To get your work out there. To be productive. To be generous. To be open with your community.…
This was a productive week for me. I’m surprised. I accomplished many things that have been on my to do list for weeks. How did I manage this great feat? Simple. I stopped thinking so much. Don’t get me wrong. Thinking is important. More people should do it. But I think too much. I suspect…
Since November, I’ve been using a secret weapon to edit my blog posts. It’s made my writing tighter and easier to read. It’s available 24/7. And it’s free! It’s called The Hemingway Editor. There’s a paid version that you can download. But the online version is free. The awesome thing about is that it’s so…
I missed celebrating an anniversary last October. No, it wasn’t my wedding anniversary. I remembered that. Last October marked the tenth year that I have been blogging. Wow. I’ve blogged in fits and starts over the years. And the subjects of my posts have ranged all over the place. There was my “year of living…
I’ve used affirmations for years. I think that’s one of the reasons the Miracle Morning and the SAVERS were so easy for me to adopt. Sometimes I use wishful affirmations where you make a statement that you hope will some day be true. Like “I have an abundance of wealth” or “I pay all my…
I’m reading The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can’t Stand Positive Thinking by Oliver Burkeman. It’s a pragmatic view on how to achieve peace of mind. I’m only on chapter 3, so I can’t review the book yet, but I’m enjoying it so far. I’ve been mulling over one of the lines from the book:…
I turned 58 a few weeks ago. I was a bit late to the Pandemic Birthday Celebration Club. But at this point, it looks like we’ve all become members. Another year zoomed by. So what did I learn in my previous year? Last year I obsessed about the Covid pandemic, like everyone else. But there…
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