Coach, Guide, 'Oh Captain, My Captain!' – Writer, Speaker, Nice Guy
“Stop acting as if life is a rehearsal. Live this day as if it were your last. The past is over and gone. The future is not guaranteed.” – Wayne Dyer It took me such a long time to create this IQ. The photo wasn’t working, then the font wasn’t working, then I couldn’t get the […]
“Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.” – Saint Francis de Sales In today’s world, I believe there’s often a strong expectation to push ourselves, work hard, go faster, be better, do more, achieve extra, and overcome any and all challenges by pushing hard and being forceful. I know I’ve […]
“Every sunrise is an invitation for us to arise and brighten someone’s day.” – Jhiess Krieg Have you ever gone to bed with a pit of dread in your stomach? That was me last night. Just before I closed my laptop, I discovered an enormous mistake I’d made with some work stuff. It involves customers, and the […]
“Be willing to be a beginner every single morning.” – Meister Eckhart Something I struggle with regularly is this idea that I’m the sum of everything I have done so far in my life, but I’m also the sum of everything I’ve failed to do as well. The challenge is to recalibrate, so that we are […]
I am pushing the “PAUSE” button on my writing. I want to write this book, but right now I am fighting it (and it is fighting me) every single day. I know why, but I also know that I am not in a position to do battle right now. The why is as follows: I […]
I am simply putting one foot in front of the other right now. I’m not sure if I’m enjoying the ride/writing. I am beginning to wonder if I might be better served by dedicating extended blocks of time to my writing, and setting bigger targets. I’ll sleep on it, and maybe do some writing early tomorrow. With […]
Well, true to form, I crashed and burned for a reasonable chunk of today. We packed the bus and drove, and I was really tired. Writing time came around at 9pm tonight instead of my recent starts of 10:30pm or later, but still it was difficult. I was going to write a whingefest post, but I […]
You may have noticed that this blog reads like a tug of war, or a rollercoaster ride. I’ve noticed that I’m oscillating between two versions of myself: The guy who loves to write and is so excited to have the privilege to do so; and the guy who doesn’t want to sit on the seat, caress […]
I missed my writing yesterday. Actually, I honestly didn’t miss it. I enjoyed not writing. I’m beginning to think that this Every Single Day thing might not be the best idea. (But still, Seth does it, so it must be good…) But I broke that good-old commitment to doing something every single day. Yet, I wonder […]
I really didn’t want to write tonight. But, turtle steps and all that. So I wrote a few hundred words, picked a picture of a storm, and posted a blog. Job done. Back to the book I’m reading, and back to bed. And what about the title: Rain In My Soul…? Just a bit of […]
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