Granulation and Page Counts
Writing is the most difficult thing you will ever love outside of a spouse. It is not made easier even when you understand it completely. It is only satisfied when you do it, when you practice, when you produce over and over again. Writing is an incomprehensible, insatiable maw of time and energy yielding sweet...Continue reading→
MAWMonday Motivators 06/14/2015
Tracy Morgan moved me this week. It’s no secret that I’m inspired by the success and work of SNL, Tina Fey, 30 Rock, and any comedian that builds a career after being a cast member–any cast. What energizes me every time is the idea that that one chance can turn into so much more. It...Continue reading→
MAWMonday Motivators 06/07/2015
I had a moment this week. The long story is that I have had 3 people tell me my future. Yes. They stopped me and told me specifics about my productivity, children, where I would live, and the financial success I would achieve. Similar to the movies, there was a time when this was the...Continue reading→
MAWMonday Motivators 05/31/2015
This week, we get to the core of the matter. I’m enjoying one of those awakenings that come periodically in the life of an entrepreneur with a day job. Every step of the way, the entrepreneur with a day job questions, “Is now the time to step out and launch my venture full-time?” The answer...Continue reading→
MAWMonday Motivators 05/24/2015
I woke up to a quote that felt like home, the home I have been living in for the last month. Risk. It’s all fine and dandy to talk about risk when it is a chance to review a new opportunity. But, when risk requires faith because the opportunity is little more than a passion...Continue reading→
MAWMonday Motivators 05/17/2015
Success and successful people, that is the theme today. What struck me was a nagging question I have wrestled with this week and for the last few years really. Jennifer Thompson posted it in a way that combined elements perfectly for my current mood. The point is best summed up by what a friend wrote in...Continue reading→
MAWMonday Motivators 05/10/2015
On its surface, Suffering does not seem like a very motivating word. But, I have never been accused of being a surface thinker. What struck me this week was the connection between suffering and action expressed in one quote attributed to none other than Napolean Bonaparte. Your motivation this week: If you don’t want suffering....Continue reading→
MAWMondayMotivators 05/03/2015
The weather is really helping me out, but I have had the urge to increase my activity for the last month. With a number of important writing and programming projects over the last quarter, I have been sitting longer than I would like. Even with morning exercises, breaks, and posture routines, nothing takes the place...Continue reading→
MAWMonday Motivators 04/26/2015
Today’s MAWMonday Motivators is focused on two words: Mistakes and Recovery. I had an inspired conversation last week with a person who is in recovery. We talked about the mindset, the process, and the pressures that lead to relapse–the mistakes along the recovery path. We both agreed on a lesson for every aspect of life....Continue reading→
MAWMonday Motivators 04/19/2015
So much to do, and so little time. But, my message for you today concerns the reality of time, your practices, and your vision for your future. Expand your view. Realize how much time you have behind you. Think of all the things you did not know back then. Focus on the successes you have...Continue reading→