Magic Countdown: 5 Second Rule

Have You Heard of the 5-Second Rule? If You Are (Still) Procrastinating, this Magic Countdown Might Help “Learning how to push yourself to take action when you are afraid or full of self-doubt or overwhelmed with excuses is a life skill you can learn.” – Mel Robbins, The Let Them Theory In last week’s blog, … Read more

Prioritizing Action Over Perfection

Prioritizing Action Over Perfection “Anything worth doing is worth doing half-assed.” – Jessie DaSilva Hah hah…not quite! But there are an awful lot of tasks that just need to get done…and often half-assed IS  good enough. Ahh…January. ’Tis the season of fresh starts, great intentions & grandiose plans… 99% of which are doomed to fail. … Read more

Are You Stalling?

Are You Stalling on Sending out Your Creative Work? “Ship your work. It’s good enough. Then, make it better.” – Seth Godin, The Practice; Shipping Creative Work Voltaire once said, “Perfect is the enemy of good.” If you’re a creative type such as myself (I write books, blogs, screenplays & playscripts) and find yourself stalling … Read more