When I was growing up, one of my favorite hot chocolate mugs was a Garfield mug that said, “I hate Mondays.” Out of the dozens of mugs we owned (for a non-coffee-drinking family, we owned a lot of mugs!) I used that mug most often, […]
In our karate leadership class tonight we talked about this month’s theme: Goal Setting. Our academy puts so much of an emphasis on goal setting, they make it their monthly topic four times each year. Tonight we talked about the difference between setting a goal […]
It’s Monday, and I don’t know about you, but sometimes the entire day goes by before I get motivated to actually get out of bed and DO something. Today’s no exception. I slept in until 10:30am and even then had trouble pulling myself out from underneath my warm, comfy […]
How to Stay Focused & Motivated to Get Your Book Done – Part 2: Mental Health and Eliminating Writing Distractions
February 12, 2014
Last week in Part 1 of this article, I talked about right- vs. left-brained activities and staying creative through writing blocks. This week it’s all about saving your sanity. Your brain is your body’s most important organ. When it’s deprived of oxygen, water, or other […]
How to Stay Focused & Motivated to Get Your Book Done – Part 1: Your Writing Environment and Your Brain
February 5, 2014
If you’ve been following me for any length of time, you know my business coach, Nicole Dean (also a fellow writer for TFOI) challenged me in September 2013 to write and publish a brand new Kindle book every single week for the rest of 2013. […]
Probably the biggest distraction to your dedicated focused work time is social media. If you’re like me, you start out with good intentions. All you needed was to grab a link you know you saw someone post on Facebook. You go straight to their profile, […]
As of today I’ve given away $130. Wow, it’s so cool to think about the lives I’m touching—most of whom I don’t even know. Since I got started late, I gave the first $50 in the form of an Amazon gift card to a gal […]
I had high hopes this morning. I rolled out of bed with a smile on my face and my shoulders felt light. I was ready to take on the world. I had plans, and I was super excited about getting to bless someone I don’t […]
I was checking Facebook after all the holiday festivities were finally over and saw the following post from my good friend, Tony Laidig: “This morning I was thinking about my 365 Project when it occurred to me that some folks, perhaps you, would LOVE to […]
As I procrastinated to write this post (frankly I’m a little burned out from completing my personal Kindle-book-a-week challenge that ended just after Christmas) and enjoyed some rest over the holidays, I had a little time for reflection. Overall 2013 was a great year. Way […]