Making Words Count...

Making Words Count    “The role of the writer is not to say what we can all say, but what we are unable to say.” ~ Anaïs Nin   A lot of people think journaling is just for broken hearted teenage girls.  But it is a much more powerful tool and it is literally right at your fingertips.   Grab a journal, some paper and write.  I know what you are saying – “Easier said than done!”  Faced with that blank page...

From Misery to Motivation...

From Misery to Motivation You know those moments when you feel so overwhelmed you just don’t even know where to begin, don’t feel like doing anything or don’t even know what your are feeling. What to do:- Grab your journal – You can begin by just free writing what is going on for you, just letting the words flow onto the page.  Or create a mindmap or list of what’s on your mind.  (See links below for detailed...

Pressure...

Do you work well under pressure?  I know I do.  Sometimes I need that sense of urgency or the pressure of a deadline to focus and get things done. I am often surprised at how much I can get done in a short amount of time especially when facing an imminent deadline. “Pressure makes diamonds.” ~ General George S. Patton – World War I and II So here are a couple of ways you can trick yourself. Imagine you are going...

Perseverance...

Imagine a poor little seedling.  Finding itself in less than hospitable surroundings.  No lush flowerbed with great mulch and regular watering.  But somehow it managed to find a crack in the concrete to squeeze through, find the sunlight and bloom. Sometimes it may feel like we are that poor little seedling searching for the opening to lead us into the sunlight. “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the...

Perfectionism & Procrastination are Passé...

  Do you delay beginning a project?  Or finishing a project?  Just because it might not be perfect?  Writing a blog, for instance. I know I have.  Not always consciously, but unconsciously which is even worse because we may not even know that is why we are procrastinating. If you’re like me, there is always that voice in your head criticizing what you do.  Some call it your Inner Critic. There is huge value in...