In the last blog post I spoke about the need to build a habit of writing 500 words a day. The plan was to see if this would help with regular writing and move forward the manuscripts I am working on. The process has been thought-provoking so I thought I should share some of it … Read more
It’s having the courage to push forwards with ideas even when the inner critic is screaming in your ear. And that voice is laughing at you. Oh, and asking you if you realise how ridiculous it is to pursue projects that will probably be seen by less than a hundred people. Oh, and many of … Read more
There’s a gremlin in the works. I set out this month to write a blog post every day. If you are a subscriber, don’t panic. I am not going to post them every day – that would be too much. I’m scheduling them and spacing them out. I decided to do this as a challenge … Read more
This is a longer piece where I share the chance to #WorkOutLoud about my attempts to improve my productivity and apply the learning from extensive study of productivity books, websites and blogs. Last week was a turning point for me. Having been overwhelmed for several months with the sheer volume of things that I was … Read more
I read a couple of really interesting blog posts today. The first one was by Julian Stodd who worked with us a couple of months ago. In it he was talking about the way that we ‘meet’ with people being much more flexible these days. Having so many options to connect in virtual ways with … Read more
Sometimes the gremlins come along and bite you! If you have been reading blog posts here over the last couple of months, you would be forgiven for thinking that everything is flowing beautifully and I am in a state of flow. I read recently in a blog post by Steven Pressfield a comment he made … Read more
Recently I had an email exchange with a reader who was feeling overwhelmed with the amount of email she was having to deal with. This is a common problem. Instead of being a useful tool, email becomes a monster that has us in its control. I thought it might be useful to post the thoughts … Read more
I wrote here about the idea of using letter writing as a method to tap into inner wisdom. It’s an approach that involves writing to someone who can help you and then drafting the response to yourself. This is what I wrote: Dear Stuart Good to hear from you. You know that I obsess about the morning rituals that get the … Read more
I wrote recently about some of the ideas in “Accidental Genius” by Mark Levy. It’s a really inspiring book full of great practical ideas to get the creativity flowing. One of these ideas, which I was really struck by is the idea of a Writing Marathon. For a while now I have been using a … Read more
It’s nearly the end of April and I have read 24 books so far this year. That’s double the number I had read by this time last year. No, I haven’t been doing a speed reading course or only reading books that are no more than 20 pages in length! There are a number of … Read more