By valuing our art, we connect with our market and find true resonance with our ideal clients (and the success we are craving). “When your self-worth goes up, your net worth goes up with it.” ~Mark Victor Hansen Dolly Parton decided in 1973 that she was ready to leave The Porter Wagoner Show and go…
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The Cure for Anxiety & Overdoing… the 7″ Plate℠
Let everything happen to you Beauty and terror Just keep going No feeling is final ~ Rainer Maria Rilke We can cure our anxiety by keeping our energetic exertion to levels well below what we can handle when we are in a manic, “go, go, go” mode. My anxiety is a 6′ tall, green monster…
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Study (and Copy) the Masters
Imitating—copying—is how humans learn. As we study and copy from the masters, we learn our own rhythms, our own lines, our own meters of meaning. “Start copying what you love. Copy copy copy copy. At the end of the copy you will find your self.” ~ Austin Kleon, Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You…
How to Make Lasting Changes
Making lasting changes does not have to continue to elude us. If we steady ourselves first and are willing to go through discomfort, we can break free. “The hardest part about change is not making the same choices you did the day before, period. The moment you decide to make a different choice, get ready…
Tips on How to Write a Book: An Unconventional Approach
If you’re looking for step-by-step tips on how to write a book, you won’t find that here. But you will find a glimpse into the unconventional approach I’ve taken, and how it relates to your experience with creating anything. “The only real stumbling block is fear of failure. In cooking you’ve got to have a…
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How to Get Unstuck: The Art of Deliberate Decision-Making
If you want to know how to get unstuck, you have to be willing to look at how you make decisions. “Sometimes, the only cost to experience an ecstatic moment is a decision.”― Dr. Jacinta Mpalyenkana I selected a corner table in a café off Avenue Montaigne in Paris’s 8th arrondissement. I had spent the…
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