Even professional creativity instigators struggle with resistance sometimes. It’s always starting that’s the hardest part, because starting friction is intense!
How to get past starting friction? It may not be what you might think! Here’s how I deal with it. [Read more…]
Yes, it’s my BIRTHDAY! I’m 49 today, which means I’m entering my 50th year!
(Egad, how did that happen???)
I’m not depressed about getting older, as I know many people are. Sure, it’s sobering to realize that I’ve been on the planet so many years and haven’t accomplished as much as my younger self might have dreamed…(though in other ways I’ve accomplished much more).
And it’s annoying that my knees are creakier than they used to be.
And it’s really annoying to live in an ageist culture, where I watch women become more and more invisible as we get older.
And of course, it’s also sobering to come one year closer to my mortality.
Mostly, though, I feel grateful that I’ve gotten to ride the merry-go-round for this long! And that with my years on the planet come greater wisdom, less giving a **** about what other people think, greater self-compassion. [Read more…]
Today on the podcast I riff on a question from a listener. What to do when you’re feeling stuck and insecure? When you don’t like all of your work? When you’re a perfectionist?
As someone who has fit solidly in each of those categories, I am supremely qualified to answer! 🙂 Have a listen.
There are certain things that we seem to need to learn over and over again before they stick. For me, how to keep from overcommitting, so my schedule is reasonable and humane, is one of those things. In this episode I share an important lesson I just (re)learned, and how it applies to the rest of life.
Claudia shared on a recent live Q&A call that she finds it hard to keep focus. In this episode, I share a whole passel of tips and techniques that have worked for me to elegantly juggle a plethora of interests and goals, and how I determine how to focus my energies.
