The best motivation comes from one person: yourself Last year during my mini-retirement, I picked up a copy of The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron. The Artist’s Way is a 12 week program mainly intended for artists to re-harness their creativity. Even though I am not an “artist” in the traditional sense, the actual program and exercises… Continue reading A letter from my 80 year old self
Personal Growth
Get Unstuck: Stepping Outside of Your Comfort Zone
I had something on my to-do list for nearly 5 months. I just kept staring at it, avoiding it, and making any excuse in my mind not to do it. Some reasons were valid. Some were accurate. But my excuses were just that: excuses. The fact was that I was afraid to step outside of… Continue reading Get Unstuck: Stepping Outside of Your Comfort Zone
The Desire Dilemma: When You Just Don’t Want it Enough
Every so often, I go back and read through my journal and see what I was thinking 6 months to a year ago. As I flipped through my journal a bulleted list caught my eye. It was a plan to lose 5 pounds. It was a good plan – Workout a bit more. Eat a… Continue reading The Desire Dilemma: When You Just Don’t Want it Enough
6 Lessons Learned From My Year of Piano
AR: This article is written by Amanda (who also authored this great guest post). Always in the pursuit of doing BIG things, such as questing to visit all 350+ college basketball arenas, Amanda made 2022 her year to REALLY learn piano. Here are the lessons that followed: I’m a serial dabbler. Tried and convicted. Words… Continue reading 6 Lessons Learned From My Year of Piano
The 9 Laws of Productivity and How to Harness Them
AR: Chris @ WFH Systems Coach posted a great thread on the the Laws of Productivity earlier this week. I loved it so much that I reached out to see if I can republish on my site. This post is an adaptation of Chris’ work including both Chris’ original text and my own commentary/long-form adaptation.Here… Continue reading The 9 Laws of Productivity and How to Harness Them