Category Archives: Creativity

I Almost Fell into the Trap

“Turning pro is a mindset. If we are struggling with fear, self-sabotage, procrastination, self-doubt, etc., the problem is, we’re thinking like amateurs. Amateurs don’t show up. Amateurs crap out. Amateurs let adversity defeat them. The pro thinks differently. He shows up, he does his work, he keeps on truckin’, no matter what.” ~ Steven Pressfield.Continue reading “I Almost Fell into the Trap”

Slow Boat to Book Sales

“One of the best pieces of advice I ever got was from a horse master. He told me to go slow to go fast. I think that applies to everything in life. We live as though there aren’t enough hours in the day but If we do each thing calmly and carefully, we will getContinue reading “Slow Boat to Book Sales”

My Book is Published. Now What?

“Creativity involves breaking out of established patterns in order to look at things in a different way.” ~ Edward de Bono “Passion is one great force that unleashes creativity, because if you’re passionate about something, then you’re more willing to take risks.” ~ Yo-Yo Ma “I was a writer before ‘Eat, Pray, Love,’ and I’llContinue reading “My Book is Published. Now What?”

The Magic is Within You

“We have all a better guide in ourselves, if we would attend to it, than any other person can be.” ~ Jane Austen, from Mansfield Park “The first problem for all of us, men and women, is not to learn, but to unlearn.” ~ Gloria Steinem “I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious.”Continue reading “The Magic is Within You”

Mother of Invention

“The Cold War did a lot for us. Just think of it, we went to the Moon and back because we wanted to win the “Space Race.” ~ Aaron Sneary “Don’t be so gloomy. After all it’s not that awful. Like the fella says, in Italy for 30 years under the Borgias they had warfare,Continue reading “Mother of Invention”