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VOLUME, NOT PERFECTION9/29/2020 For two weeks, I have been procrastinating in writing my manuscript.
I waited for external cues to tell me that I need to write now. I waited for that demand to come from elsewhere to tell me that I need to start now. I waited for the internal eureka to say that I am ready to write it. Of course, two weeks passed and I don't have anything to show. I should have at least 20-25 pages of material by now, or more. I could have enjoyed that momentum, I tell others to ride on and be carried forward. I could be on my way to the goal of being published! Just as I am learning that there is no reason to wait for anyone or anything. Setting aside that sacred time to write is a must. Writers write as farmers farm and dancers dance. There is no excuse that is great enough not to write. So now, I write, will write and will continue to write until this is done. And write some more!
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WHAT'S YOUR MILEAGE?9/23/2020 Few people make it to the finish line. They quit before they get a breakthrough.
The goal could be: a business reset, a career change, a new hobby/undertaking, an improved relationship, or new lifestyle goal. Before you quit, give yourself a real time to think about what you learned along the way, increase your self-care, and give yourself the permission to think hard about what do you really want to achieve. There are many steps along the way. Depending on your mileage, you could just be starting, in the middle part, or almost there, but not quite. What's your mileage? How long are you doing the things you are doing? What are you learning versus what you are doing with the new learning? What you should be unlearning? What could accelerate your progress? Who should be seeking out for help? What can you do to move from point A to B? What time frame are you setting yourself for each stage? When do you need to pause to learn and pick up the valuable lessons along the way? What kinds of breakthroughs are you experiencing? What stories are you telling yourself about each step? Who are your role models? Did they achieve what you want to achieve? There is no such thing as having arrived. It's an ongoing journey with key milestones along the way. Rest when you have to but go on to the next, knowing that there's equal measure of challenges and opportunities that await.
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DO ME A FAVOR9/21/2020 Do me a favor, will you?
Stop talking about yourself when what I only asked is, 'how are you?' Cut to the chase, and tell it straight. Beauty is in the eye and ears of the beholder. It can't be generalized. If you can't encourage, don't discourage. There is no way that others can influence how you think, unless you allow it. The law of reciprocity prevails- you give and give, then you get. If you can't help, don't obstruct. If nothing happens, be grateful for the things that you have. Don't edit yourself. Editing is good when you are done with the thought, the idea, the action. Close the loop, always. Keep the most important, the most important. Ask for help. Ask, ask, ask. |
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