Get Over It

Posted: February 2, 2011 | Author: | Filed under: Motivation | Tags: , , | 6 Comments

“The dog ate my homework…”

“I was dropped when I was a baby…”

“I don’t have enough time…”

“The boss won’t let me…”

“Nobody understands…”

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When You’re Feeling Uninspired

Posted: January 28, 2011 | Author: | Filed under: Motivation, Productivity | Tags: , , , , , | 1 Comment

I’m not feeling particularly inspired today. I don’t even want to write anything on this blog.

I’ve learned two vital lessons about what to do at times like these when I’m feeling uninspired. One is from Steven Pressfield, and the other is from Anne Lamott (via Ben Arment).

The first is this: Fight through the Resistance. Author of The War of Art Steven Pressfield explains in his book that there is a force warring against your creativity. It is called “the Resistance,” and it wants to keep you from your destiny.

You need to get up every day, expecting resistance, and fight through it.

You need to not wait for inspiration, but do your part by showing up. It’s up to the Muse to do the rest. Read the rest of this entry »

Are You Satisfied?

Posted: January 26, 2011 | Author: | Filed under: Business, Motivation | Tags: , , , | 1 Comment

Jason Fried of 37 Signals posted a tweet recently saying how sad it is when business surveys set “satisfied” as their highest metric for success. What a  “low bar” to set, he laments. Read the rest of this entry »

Don’t Be a Celebrity

Posted: January 25, 2011 | Author: | Filed under: Motivation | Tags: , , | 4 Comments

Our culture lauds celebrities to a fault. We place such a high priority on being famous (or getting there) that any status level lower than that of celebrity is simply unacceptable, in our minds. Read the rest of this entry »