Category: self-help

“If you want to be a writer, start with a thousand words a day, six days a week.” – from Stephen King I can’t change the world until I change myself.  I can’t change myself until I change my habits. A thousand words, six days a week, is a good start for writing.  Every field, every…

Cerebration is the enemy Quit overthinking.  Quit trying to fix it before going further.  Let go of getting it perfectly right. Perfectionism is not a quest for the best.  It’s not looking for improvement; it’s looking for the flaws in ourselves. There is always an opportunity to discover a better way the next time.  But…

Only God gets it right the first time. Relax.  The pressure is off.  You won’t gain ground without giving yourself permission to make mistakes. Everything good that shows up in your life began with a mistake. Allow imperfection to be part of your daily routine.  Screw up, and rejoice.

Why not change? We spend too much time justifying, rationalizing and excusing our behaviors.  That time should be better spent making changes – home improvement. The most amazing thing about the human condition is that we can change.   The ability to deliberately change our minds, our hearts and our actions distinguishes us from the animal…

How to make life easier: Accept the apology you never got.  Then let go. Let go because it’s exhausting to hold on to anger.  It’s debilitating to let resentment escalate into the fury that grows into free-floating rage. Getting mad can just be a reaction, but staying mad is the slippery slope to the life…

“What I don’t understand, Stevie,” she said, “is why you write junk like this in the first place.”  –  Ms. Hisler, Stephen King’s high school principal (from King’s book:  On Writing; A Memoir of the Craft) Stephen King’s career as a best-selling author might have never taken off if he paid serious attention to the…