Forget Willpower
Forget Willpower ‘Tis better to be alone than in bad company. George Washington There’s a reason why some of the most productive writers I know have a dedicated writing computer/laptop. (For those who don’t know what that is, it is a computer not connected to the internet, has no games and can basically do nothing else beside word processing–like a typewriter. If you don’t know what that is, look it up). Why do these authors use such a boring tool?
Forget Just Showing Up
My latest non-fiction title, 10 Things to Forget: to be Creatively Free was a blast to write. On this blog, I’ve been writing on topics that didn’t make it into the book and others I’ve expanded on. You can read the other posts here. Forget Just Showing Up Eighty percent of success is showing up. Woody Allen I know you’ve taken a risk to follow a dream. I know you’ve put in the hours. The days, the months, the years. Unfortunately, sitting down at the piano, the easel, the desk, or going on stage or into the studio isn’t enough.
Forget The Guilt Trip
My latest non-fiction title, 10 Things to Forget: to be Creatively Free was a blast to write. On this blog, I’ve been writing on topics that didn’t make it into the book. You can read the other posts here. Forget The Guilt Trip Guilt is cancer. Guilt will confine you, torture you, destroy you as an artist. It’s a black wall. It’s a thief Dave Grohl
Forget Flow
My latest non-fiction title, 10 Things to Forget: to be Creatively Free was a blast to write. On this blog, I’ve been writing on topics that didn’t make it into the book. You can read the other posts here. Forget Flow The opposite for courage is not cowardice, it is conformity. Even a dead fish can go with the flow. Jim Hightower Flow is wonderful. Flow is when you’re creating and every moment is bliss. You feel alive, wonderful, powerful. Your creative ideas flow forth without limit or effort. Except when they don’t and then you’re stuck. Relax. That’s normal.
Forget Opinions
My latest non-fiction title, 10 Things to Forget: to be Creatively Free was a blast to write. On this blog, I’ve been writing on topics that didn’t make it into the book. You can read the other posts here. Forget Opinions Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. Steve Jobs Artists don’t need other people’s opinions.