[Part 2] Creating College: 5 Things I Wish I Knew as an Undergrad
This is Part Two of a two-part series based on a Keynote Presentation I gave at a college orientation. Click here to read the first three things I wish I knew as an undergrad in Part 1 of this series. Here are the remaining two […]
Tweak your Way to Success
A few weeks ago, you decided to get support in your business. Things are growing steadily, and you know you can’t continue at this pace. So, you hired a Virtual Assistant to help in your growing business. At first, she was fabulous. She jumped in […]
How to Be an Extreme Encourager
Many years ago, when I first shared my dream of being a songwriter with one of my best friends, she knitted her brows and said, “Huh?” I can’t say I was deflated by all of the warnings and doubts that followed. After all, I had […]
22 Sparkly Ways to Shine your Inner Bling
Sometimes you want lots o’ bling. Sometimes a little bit goes a long way. You never need bling, though. Trust me on this. I’ve performed over 1500 shows in my career. And I’ve learned that your shine has very little to do with what’s on […]
11 Irresistible Reasons to Write Everyday
“With pencil and paper, I could revise the world.” – Allison Lurie So many blogs about writing. So much advice about writing. So much about the craft of writing, marketing with writing, and how to sell your latest eThing through writing. And so little about […]
What your Junk Drawer Can Teach You about Success
My house is spacious, orderly and almost Zen-like. (On most days.) Over the years, I’ve taught myself to live simply. I use the “If it’s not an Absolute Yes, it’s a No” rule when I’m debating a purchase or considering tossing something out. I’m sometimes […]
Are You Prone to these Six Symptoms of Creative Procrastination?
I call them the Hooglie-Booglies. These are the voices that shout in your head when you have a creative urge or an actual project to begin. The hooglie-booglies are loud. They appear real. You might even become convinced they’re the truth. However, it’s important to […]
The Architecture of Delight
The final Great Big Dreams retreat of 2007 happened over this past weekend. On Saturday, I was talking with one of the participants. I’ll call her Vanessa. We were talking about her daughter who is famous and successful in the arts. After she told me […]
6 Solutions for the Complaint-Free Challenged
Being complaint-free is not easy, as many of us are learning. (And I’m not complaining here.) Here are some tips you might find useful as you move through the coming weeks of complaint-freedom… 1 – It’s not about perfection If it were about doing it […]
How to Make the Most Delicious Greens Ever
Lots of people have stopped me in the produce section of Greenlife and said, “What do you do with those? Every time I make them, they’re awful.” By “those,” they mean the Collard Greens in my cart. I tell them that I make the best […]