Commitment… Have you left your dream in the case for a while? 18 Jul 201518 Jul 2015 I was touched by this story of Baltimore Symphony Orchestra's Academy Week, where amateur musicians are invited in, especially when music teacher Tanesha Mitchell, who contributes so beautifully to her…
Change the World… Everyone has a reason to live 13 Jun 201513 Jun 2015 Jacques Lusseyran went blind at age 8. When he was twice as old, in 1941, he founded one of the key organizations of the French Resistance. His memoir, And There…
Books… Write Your Book This Year: Give Me Ten 23 Feb 201313 Jun 2015 Are you waiting for your retreat, vacation, sabbatical, or retirement to write your book? Uninterrupted time sounds luxurious, and then it can be overwhelming. Whenever I reserve a day for my…
Collaboration… Write Your Book This Year: Pick Your Partner 29 Jan 20139 Mar 2013 Do you dance alone? Write alone? Some can. Some learn faster and more gracefully with a partner. Some clients send me work as soon as they write it. If you…
Books… Write Your Book This Year: Clear the Decks! 25 Jan 201328 Mar 2013 Incoming ideas! Have you made enough space for them? Clear your desktop, literal and virtual. Clear other clutter around your work and living spaces. Most importantly, do this with the…
Books… Write Your Book This Year: Do You Hafta? 16 Jan 20139 Mar 2013 You've been talking about this book for years. Now it's time to fish or cut bait. Honestly—I'm here to let you off the hook. Do you mean it? Do you…
Books… Write Your Book This Year: Detective Assignment 3 Jan 20139 Mar 2013 Consider that your book has been secretly growing in the silence. Your subconscious is all over it, and you might have more of it on paper than you realize. Check…
Books… Write Your Book This Year: Start Very Small 2 Jan 20139 Mar 2013 Yes, this is the year you're going to write that book—your first book, or your next book. That's why you're here. However, this is not the usual resolution, or exactly…
Courage… How I Know It’s Your Year! 1 Jan 20131 Jan 2013 Things felt tight last year? Of course! You have been preparing to shed. It made your vision cloudy, too. Aren't you glad it's time to peel back the resistance and…
Books… Waiting for January Won’t Make Starting Any Easier 15 Dec 2012 Congratulations to you who finished writing a book this year! And congratulations to you who started a book. (If that was your intention, there's still time!) They say, "Well begun…
Incubation… Your Writing is a Horse 20 Apr 201213 Oct 2012 What if your writing were a horse? And what if you didn't have to chase it down and manhandle it? Kafka said if you could only be still--"just learn to…
Blogging… “Just Put One Foot on the Ground” 4 Jan 201230 Dec 2011 About a month ago, Mimi Meredith shared her mother's advice for cold Montana mornings: "Darlin' girl, just put one foot on the ground." I've been smiling over that ever since.…