Accountability is a big part of what I provide clients as a coach. However, I’m less a drill sergeant than a philosopher. I am not a coach who is going to command you to submit a certain number of queries or visit a certain number…
You can explore this question all across the internet, but truly the answer comes down to this. You build an email list one person at a time. And you get that one person by asking them to subscribe. That’s really it. Now, let’s talk about…
Our creative obstacles often seem as big as the supervillains in the James Bond films. They sit in their evil electric chairs, pet their evil white Octopussy, and plot the end of the world for no more reason than “HAHAHA! I am EVIL!” And James…
Did you make a resolution this year? How is it going? I know. Enthusiasm takes over in that last week/first week of the year zone and makes grand plans and amazing promises! And most times the enthusiasm slides away after a few days or a…
“But if you don’t find fulfillment in something other than work, then you will fail those in the chair in front of you.” – Dr. Kovich, Star Trek: Discovery, “The Examples” When I heard these words on an episode of Star Trek: Discovery recently (I’m…
In the garish light of chaos, The disappointments The disasters The desperate grasping for the semblance of celebration I disappear Or try to. But then a jolly raven Maskless Filled with the joy of being alive, of the season, of the sincere happiness Of being…
In the past week, Christmas cards have begun to arrive which means the influx of the inevitable “Holiday Newsletter.” You know what I’m talking about. Sheets of brightly colored paper filled with a single-spaced, double-sided missive detailing all of the events and accomplishments of the…
Now, it’s time for the form to emerge in this next part of my newsletter series. As you discover what your newsletter will contain, you’ll start to see the physical shape. Set up this look as a template that you can simply fill in week…
In the book, Madeleine L’Engle: Herself, Ms. L’Engle talks about writing fantasy with this recommendation: “Before you take your flights of fantasy, before you explain what a tesseract is, you have to make the reader comfortable in something homely, as the English use the word…
As I ingest story after story about “The Great Resignation,” I find myself wondering how we got to a place where so many people are quitting their jobs in droves to leap into the unknown? All I know is that, making that same leap, I…