What Inspires You?
On more than one occasion, I’ve hit a wall creatively and just shut down. I can’t write. I can’t edit. I can’t even do crosswords puzzles because the words just will not flow.
Tag Archives: motivation
Four Things That Spell Trouble for Creativity
I don’t know about you, but my motivation (and resulting creativity) flows in waves. My boyfriend seems endlessly creative. He sees a story everywhere, and he’s very focused. I cannot tell you how much I wish that was the case for me. No, for me every given day is different, and, at times, I find
Three Good Things
Pen and I have adopted the “three good things” rule for the next few months. Essentially, rather than complaining all the time, we’re going to reduce that to complaining only ninety percent of the time. In the glorious ten percent of non-complaining time, we will note three good things that have happened that day.
That Confusing Spark of Motivation
I find myself with a couple of days on my own. When I realized this an odd little bout of motivation was sparked. Before I knew it, I had a list of (conservatively) 50 items that I would take care of while I had this time. They ranged from the mundane to the impossible (or
The 7 Minute Solution
I have run across a significant number of life/time management books over the last few years. It seems that the entire world had suggestions for how to better organize my newly liberated life once I quit my job. I mentioned this to Pen, and she pulled out a slew of self-helpy kind of books that
Discipline and Motivation
Saw this on Facebook, and I couldn’t resist sharing. It’s a good reminder– particularly today as I struggle to get some long overdue things finished.
Looking for Motivation
I’ve started working toward some very specific strategic goals for my career. I’ve worked out a plan, given myself some deadlines and have an accountability plan (and Pen is allowed to be brutal and withhold wine if I don’t meet my goals). What I didn’t do is make any sort of personal strategic plan. Apparently,
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