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Category Archives: Fear, Resistance & Stuff That Gets In The Way

How Your Optimism Might Be Hurting You – The Willpower Instinct

I’m reading this great book right now, The Willpower Instinct, by Stanford psychologist Kelly McGonigal — research for my upcoming program to get women creating, Time to Glow. There’s such great stuff inside, this book should be required reading for any creative. (In fact, I’m thinking of creating a online course/study group/support group to dive… Continue Reading

The $100 Startup & Shattering Self-Installed Glass Ceilings

Today Chris Guillebeau’s second book, The $100 Startup, was released into the world. Given how much press the man has (deservedly) received, it’s hard for me to imagine anyone might not have heard of Chris Guillebeau at this point, but then Chris also looms very large in my own world. He is, in fact, the… Continue Reading

A Story of Mindset and Impossible Dreams

In my mission to get people not just creating, but going after bigger creative dreams, I’ve come to realize that the #1 thing standing in most people’s way is their mindset. My upcoming program for women, Time to Glow, is designed to foster profound mindset shifts, precisely so that women can dream bigger, and (just… Continue Reading

The #1 Thing That Gets In Your Way

The above video says pretty much the same thing as the post below, but with talking. (6 minutes) What’s the #1 thing that gets in your way? It keeps you from living the fully creative life of your dreams. It gets between you and the happiness you desire, between you and joy, between you and… Continue Reading

How Amazon Can Help You Unhook from Criticism

Uncharacteristically short for me today. Just some brilliant advice I learned today in Tara Mohr’s Playing Big program (aff). The theme in Playing Big for the next two weeks is unhooking from criticism. Kinda (ahem) critical if you want to play big, because the bigger you play, the more you stand out, and the more… Continue Reading

We Have Met the Gremlin and She Is Us

One of my favorite parts of Tara Mohr’s Playing Big program* so far is the notion of the Inner Critic. If that name alone didn’t bring up a clear picture for you, let me flesh it out a bit. It may manifest as the voice that tells you “you’re not good enough,” or “you’re not… Continue Reading