How do we respond when we feel the familiar pull to self-sabotage? “What is required for many of us, paradoxical though it may sound, is the courageto tolerate happiness without self-sabotage.” ~ Nathaniel Branden Over the last several weeks, I created a construct of time that was narrow, restricted, collapsed in upon itself. In the self-made squeeze,…
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The Easiest Way to Grow Your Business
How do you grow your business? “People don’t buy WHAT you do. They buy WHY you do it.” ~ Simon Sinek I heard my phone chime with a text as I made my way toward the summit. I looked at my screen and saw a single, frowning emoji from my client, Jerry. Before I could reply, another…
The Precursor to Fear
A lack of self-trust could be the precursor to fear that keep us from doing our good work in the world. “I think you have to decide whether acceptance or uniqueness is a higher valuefor you….I spent so much of my life wanting to be accepted. And in that acceptance,I always felt I had to…
Getting What We Want
Humans aren’t mind readers. Sometimes getting what we want is as easy as asking for it. “The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you. Don’t go back to sleep.You must ask for what you really want.” ~ Rumi I arrived at a hotel near the Atlanta airport yesterday afternoon. During the check-in process, the hotel…
Learning How To Trust Ourselves
It is a risk, but learning how to trust ourselves is paramount to the creative process. “But here’s the thing: I have no interest in making reels and pointing to wordstyped on a screen, in learning animation solely for the purpose of creating movementin my art so that I will get more views. I have…
How to Get on a Creative Hot Streak
Sometimes it can feel impossible to get on a creative hot streak. If only there was a way to trick ourselves into one! “…these results suggest that neither exploration nor exploitation alone is associatedwith the hot streak dynamics; rather, it is the shift from exploration to exploitation thatclosely traces the onset of a hot streak….[E]xploration…increases…
