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What can you learn about yourself or your approach from a loss or failed attempt? The correct answer is, a lot. Losses and failures are what successes are built on. You can learn things about your approach from losses too if you take the time to examine why you lost.  I had so many mistakes […]

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Purpose. This week’s theme is Pull, Not Push. If your latest challenge requires you to PUSH through, I hope you have the motivation and energy to see it through. If the challenge looks different, maybe it’s because you are on a different side of the door. If you can get it open with a PULL, […]

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 progression: the process of developing or moving gradually towards a more advanced state.  In his video Tony Hawk’s Path to Progression, Tony documents the process of creating a new trick, and it’s beautiful and inspiring. Watching the video, you can tell there are multiple layers of progress that are being achieved with each attempt.  […]

How far are you willing to push the faint black printed numbers on a gallon of milk? Two or three days? Good until the milk fails the smell test? Two days before the date because you aren’t taking the risk? Some sift through gallons of milk looking for the EXP with the furthest expiration date […]

Why the frowning face?  Why the wrinkled forehead from stress and worry?   Happiness these days appears to be something you can only hope to win with odds of 1 in 247 million.  Not very good odds of being happy. Choose happiness, don’t wait for happiness to choose you. Make happiness a choice every day.

Productivity tools, strategies, routines, to-do’s, checklists, apps, journals, podcasts, books, blogs, and more.   You can have the Swiss army knife of productivity tools with full functioning tweezers and still be left holding one incredible gadget that hasn’t helped you accomplish one thing. User error, lack of discipline, inability to focus, poor task management, zero […]

If you opened this fortune cookie today after enjoying lunch would you be excited or sad?  Don’t delay the plans of reaching your goals.   What are three steps of action you need to take today for your plans to begin taking shape?

You are the best version of yourself when you are fulfilling your purpose. When you are producing and sharing your real passion, we all win. You win by obtaining the incomparable feeling of joy you get when you share a part of yourself with others. And the rest of the world wins by experiencing your […]

The Quit Monster is scary, intimidating, ruthless, mean, critical, and 10 foot tall with big teeth.  Have you ever been scared into quitting something new by the Quit Monster?  Fear-inducing thoughts that produce the two-word surrender “I quit.”  A life sentence restraining order to keep you from ever trying again issued by QM and you’re […]

I find it amazing that we can type in the address to a place we’ve never been before, follow some directions and arrive exactly where we want. Ok, it’s not always that easy. Sometimes I arrive to find a store I’ve never heard of occupying a building with the same framework of the business I’m […]

“Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.” – Oscar Wilde Be the one who is being flattered. Do you so well that others are imitating your methods and your style and not the other way around. There’s nothing wrong with admiring someone else’s practices or their work.  Use that as inspiration and not an opportunity […]

How’s the view?  If it’s crappy week after week, it’s time for a new route.  All roads traveled have a view.  Some better than others.  If you aren’t happy with the dull and congested commute, take the scenic route. Life is full of beautiful paths to happiness.  Find your route and enjoy the view. 

Some days you just have to come out aggressive. Don’t face the day playing defense reacting to everything the day throws at you. Play offense and make the day deal with the direction you’re going. Win the fight, win the day!

Fail!  Failure has been embraced by a younger generation content with calling the result of trying by it’s shorter name, fail.   When did the simplest of tasks like playing a video game and dying on an easy level become hijacked with such a permanent word to describe your result? Fail, and failure seems so […]

Measuring growth is easy.  Celebrating growth is a party.  Waiting for growth can be tiresome.  A delay in growth causes doubt.   When growth is required in forming new habits, developing your idea, writing your story, or quitting a necessary quit endure the process. It may seem impossible, but growth happens in the most extreme […]

Goals make arriving somewhere that you would like to be possible. Plans and a vision serve as the transportation to get you there. Goals act as the fuel that keeps your plans and vision moving. As long as you have those goals in front of you, progress is being made getting you closer to your […]

Well, you can plank on a table in public and own your defeat. Or, you can stand on that table and yell, “Attention everyone enjoying a yummy meal in this food court and shoppers in the nearby Claires and Lids, I have an announcement to make! I tried something, and it didn’t work. That doesn’t […]

No matter how busy your day may be, you always have a chance to choose what’s first.  Before the first meeting, email, or even your commute, you have a choice.   Most of the successful people I hear interviewed or read about always talk about their first thing.  They wake up at 5am and spend […]

Stop the Spinning Plates, Make ONE Thing a Priority The start of a new creative work week requires a careful plan of attack.  Creative ideas, tasks, and projects are all vying for your attention.  The current project is never one thing that you are able to devote all of your focus and attention to.  The […]

The lottery was recently at an all-time high.  People everywhere wanted in.  Including celebrities who were already rich.  It was too good to pass up.  Everyone was dreaming of life after winning the lottery. Dreams of how a huge chunk of money could change your life forever were a part of everyones conversations.  We start small […]

I hope today is very productive for you!  Make some progress today.  Progress is simple.   Just keep putting one foot in front of the other.   I hated this advice when I was younger.  I didn’t think it offered anything of value.  I always planned on putting one foot in front of the other, how […]

“RUN!! They’re right behind you!” This is what I would yell at the screen if you were starring in a zombie movie and zombies were behind you. You managed to avoid them the whole movie without any problem until this scene. This is the scene when you don’t see them, and you die. It’s only […]

Motivation, we all need it. We all have mountains we would like to conquer in life. The height is most intimidating when standing at the foot of the mountain. Challenges we face in life bring their own set of obstacles. When we fail to clear the obstacles they become excuses. We list the reasons why […]

What do you do when you work hard on writing a blog post and you’ve poured hours into your site and don’t get the traffic you want?  Before you answer give up, let me give you three easy ways to increase traffic to your blog. How do the “hole in a wall” restaurants get discovered […]

How good is your idea?  The idea could be an idea for a book.  The idea could be one that you came up with to make your life better at home.  An idea to seal the bag of chips so you never taste another stale chip at home ever again.  Maybe the idea is bigger. […]

We all need a little help getting started sometimes.  Getting started can be the hardest part.  Coming up with the grand life-changing idea is the easy part.  I shared in The Hardest Part of Writing how I encourage those having a hard time writing to commit to writing a warm-up paragraph. I practice what I post so […]

Podcasts have come a long way since 2004.  There are still podcasts that are made by just pushing record and uploading with little editing.  There are more that take full advantage of editing with full production and research that will blow your mind. Podcasts have replaced the repeating shuffle of local radio for me for […]

What is your superpower?  If it’s patience my superpower is jealousy because I would love mine to be patience.  My superpower is Time Travel.  I say that like I gave Abe Lincoln a high five on September 22, 1862, right after he delivered the Emancipation Proclamation.  I say Time Travel is my superpower because I […]

The pen may be more powerful than the sword but the mind can be more powerful than the pen or the sword.  Your WILL to Succeed knows just how powerful your mind can be. When does the mind talk you out of waking up early? When does the mind talk you into staying up late […]

Successful businesses, authors, musicians, athletes, and creators are admired for the high point achievements of their careers.  There isn’t much coverage or admiration for the creator during their unknown journey.  No one wants to interview the creator who needs another 10 grand to make a working prototype of the vision they’ve worked on for years. […]

The hardest part of writing is. . . convincing yourself that what you have to write, NEEDS to be written. Get out of your own way and just start.  Don’t waste your creative juice compiling the excuses, use it to fill the page with your words. That sounds easy but how do I pull that […]

Inconvenient battles are easy to win when you see them for what they are.  Inconveniences are only inconvenient until it becomes a habit.  Repeating the inconvenient actions in full frustration and disgust are part of the process.  You’re developing something.  It’s called a habit.  No one likes to be inconvenienced. If you are patient your […]

Inspiration isn’t a gift, it’s a moment. And let me be honest with you, it’s a brief moment. Act in that moment and you can achieve something great and even inspire someone else with inspiration. TO DO or FEEL SOMETHING, especially TO DO something creative.  Be inspired TO DO! Inspiration is so inspiring. I guess […]

  Go back and read your own work.  Find your favorite.  Follow that as a model.   We don’t have a problem mimicking work we like or respect from others.  Why not treat your work the same way?   it’s ok to be a fan of your work, pic by: Bram Naus

Any creator on YouTube would admit the experience is like riding a roller coaster.  That goes from someone uploading videos with no Adsense account (ability to make money) to Logan Paul.  Rollercoaster.  Up and down.  Throw in varying speeds and breakdowns without warning. At the time I’m writing this we have been uploading videos to our YouTube […]

There really is no substitute for doing the work.  I’ve looked. Here let me help you.  Want to write a book?  If you spend more time preparing to write than you spend writing you aren’t doing the work. [pause] I’m not talking about research for the book.  I’m talking about the motivational pump ups from […]

anonymous writing.  the freedom to write pretty much any way you like and not have to sign your name to it.  sigh. Some days are just for writing in your journal so you don’t have to share or put your name on it. Sometimes getting out of instant edit mode is necessary.  Your typing speed […]

  James Altucher Show Ep. 303 – Jeff Goins: Real Artists Don’t Starve. This was a great episode.  Jeff Goins‘ story and success from 12 subscribers to his blog to writing 4 books and building his own success are inspirational.  I wasn’t one of the 12, but I’m pretty sure I was one of the […]

What do you do when you are staring at a blank screen on your computer when you are supposed to be writing?  No words are coming to mind.  No ideas are flowing.  Fingers rest frozen on the keyboard.  What do you do when the empty paper is begging to be used and filled with words […]

  Get an idea.  Get inspired.  Get busy with other things.  Move on. Get an idea.  Use inspiration.  Get busy creating.  Move on to the next project.   more of “the short” people are counting on you  &  force create   post it already pic by: Kelly Sikkema

2 hours left.  Down by 21 tasks.  It’s time to snatch defeat from the hands of time and evil procrastination.  Can you make a comeback? Probably not.  Sorry, did I interrupt an inspirational moment? Let’s be truthful.  You’ve had all day to knock out that to do list you aren’t going to get it all […]

“What’s your daily word count?” has become the “how much do you bench” of writing circles.  A quick and easy measuring stick to compare yourself to another writer.  Well, I want in on that conversation.  “How much you bench. . .I mean, what’s your daily word count?” Set aside for the moment how many words […]

  Symmetrical and Asymmetrical Balance Balance is one of the key principles of design.  One that we don’t have to forcefully consider but are drawn to naturally. We slip into virtual reality drawing lines with our eyes slicing a symmetrical picture in half automatically.  It’s one of those natural reflexes we do without thinking. Photo […]

a vigorous or determined attempt.  That means more than just showing up and giving it a try.  That means all your energy, focus, strength, and mind channeled into an attempt.  Do more with more when your effort equals the definition of the word. Whatever your next determined attempt may be, choose a wallpaper to remind […]

Whether you are a New York Times Best Seller or you’re unpublished you share the title of “writer”.  You may think the similarities end there but you share more with a well-known author than you think. I am on a Steven Pressfield kick right now.  I’m going back through Turning Pro: Tap Your Inner Power […]

  “I have to get out of here.” My creative space, the space I love and set up to give me the best opportunity to write and work distraction-free was suddenly a distraction.   A practice has a space, and that space is sacred. -Steven Pressfield – Turning Pro   Until this past weekend, I […]

write, create, build and work like your audience is larger than it is. thinking that many people are counting on you will make it easier to push through on days you feel like skipping.   pic by: davide ragusa

Keep your blog alive!  Posts are floating through the internet to help and inspire people long after you’ve posted.  In my case, they are there to provide laughter and writing “don’ts” for teachers everywhere. Here are 5 Easy Ways to Keep your Blog Alive: 1   Don’t Over Promise in the Beginning.  Use the excitement […]

Create or don’t create but own the unfinished.  Great ideas are plentiful in a car full of hungry people.  “How about Whataburger?”  “Oh, great idea!” How great are your ideas?  Your ability to finish should be far better than your ideas. Tall grass.  Lawnmower.  Mow the grass.  Great idea. Tall grass.  Lawnmower.  Only mow half […]

Tools make it possible to get the job done and even improve our work.  Having the right tool for the job is important. I wanted to share a few writing tools that I feel would benefit you. You will notice a theme with these first two.  They are both writing tools that will help you […]

Time is easily a Kreative Kryptonite for all of us.  This is a continuation of Time, a friend or enemy? Here are three ways you can become a better time manager. The FIRST way is by tracking your time.  Before you roll your eyes out of your head hear me out.  To make time work […]

If I had more time I would ___________ (fill in the blank).  If I had less time I would ___________ (fill in the blank).  If time wasn’t an issue I would ___________ (fill in the blank). Time stands still as you create.  Time disappears as you create. The lack of time can work against you.  Having […]

Sharing the idea. . . or sharing the completed project?  Which would you rather share?  There are times when it’s more fun to share the idea.  The immediate reaction to your pitch can be amazing.  Why do the hard work of fully creating the idea, just travel around telling people about it? I’m going, to […]

Force create.  Force yourself to make time for creativity to inspire you. Force yourself to wait.  Wait until the creativity hits.  The good far outweighs the bad.  The four productive minutes out of 30 make the other 26 worth the wait.     photo cred: Copyright: fabrikacrimea / 123RF Stock Photo  

Wouldn’t it be nice to live in a world without distractions?  NO IT WOULDN’T!  The world would be a single room with a white floor, white walls, white ceiling, no door, no window, nothing.  The color white would get distracting after a few minutes so that’s out.  Learning how to adapt to your Kreative Kryptonite may […]

In the great race to create your process is uniquely yours.  I wrote in Just Start that we are all at our best at the start.  The finish line is something we can relate to much like the starting line.  It’s difficult to draw similarities once the race has started because it’s different for each […]

Build a better writing habit. Daily Page provides daily writing prompts & helpful writing courses. Create a daily writing routine with a collection of creative prompts. How many times have you set out to start writing once again and decide not to commit because you don’t have the time to write daily?  Many of us […]

I think it’s 1-800-LOL-SOLO.  I searched just in case but only found a Creative Hotlist which is probably the same number.  The number you are looking for is in your favorites on your phone.  It’s the number to the one person you don’t dare call when your project or big idea has stalled out.  It’s […]

750 Words is a great writing tool for you to add to your toolbox.  If you haven’t picked up on a theme yet for writing tools I’ll help you out, Write Daily.  750 Words encourages you to get in the habit of writing three pages a day.  Not meant for editing or censoring during the […]

I’m not sure Clark Kent or the guy 3 Doors Down from him would answer the question truthfully.  What is your most crippling weakness that if exposed to could cost you your life?  I can see them answering this truthfully in a job interview because of course we reveal our weakest traits and abilities and […]

I’ve tried a lot of To Do lists.  Wunderlist, Todoist, Things, Reminders, Any.do, iProcrastinate, Trello and scratch paper. Want to know which one I recommend?  All of them.  They are all great and all had positives.  I wrote more about To Do List that Works if you would like to know what I use primarily […]

We are all at our best at the start.  All levels read full on our creative gauges.  The starting line is our stage for showing that we are carrying one amazing idea.  One amazing un-crafted idea but that’s when it holds the most potential.