It all happens in a moment. You are feeling generally pretty upbeat. Sure, it has been a challenge, lately. But you are happy, right? You have a deep sense of joy at doing your right work. And a delicious feeling of freedom. Then, I don't know…the check is late, you get a bad review, no …
Have you ever had something you really, really want to do…and find that day after day, you just don't do it? For me, that "thing" is writing. To you. Perhaps you've "tried" to motivate yourself, inspire yourself, or egads, "hold your self accountable" (…ick, ick, ick!) I certainly have. I find that I am of …
“I have spent my days stringing and unstringing my instrument while the song I came to sing remains unsung.” — Rabindranath Tagore I’ve been “gonna write” for weeks…months…a really, really embarassingly long time. I have treasured colleagues saying “Oh, please write about …” “I’m so looking forward to your post about …” And all kinds …
Got a call from a dear friend I haven’t spoken with in some time. You know how it happens — you get caught up in the busy-ness of life and before you know it three years have gone by. As we caught up with each other, I shared with him the evolution of the The …
Well, I suppose as The Idea Midwife™, I should have recognized the signs. They are so easy to see with other people’s creative births. The telltale indicators of a false labor. The enthusiastic declaration “This is it! Now is the time for the big push to (finally) get my creative idea out there. I just …