Things to Forget

  • Things to Forget

    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

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    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.

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    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.

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    Forget Being Tough

    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 some other posts here and here. Forget Being Tough Only the weak are cruel. Gentleness can only be expected from the strong. Leo Buscaglia We don’t need you to be tough. We need you to be brave.

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    Forget Validation

    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 and here. Forget Validation “People confuse fame with validation or love. But fame is not the reward. The reward is getting fulfillment out of doing the thing you love.” Claire Danes As an artist, you can take lots of risks. You can be innovative, a trendsetter, do something people have never seen before. And people may cheer and throw lots of money at you. Or they may throw tomatoes and insults.