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Start with Your Strengths {25 of 40 Stories}

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Click here for the backstory. I look him in the eyes and I say, “I respect you for the teacher you are. I notice your strengths and think we should build from there.” I hope he can hear my reverence for the teacher and writer and human he is. I hope he knows it’s genuine, straight from my heart, which is why I stumble over some of the words. It’s all we can really do, you know, start with our strengths, when we’re gunning for change. The thing is, too… Read more Start with Your Strengths {25 of 40 Stories} →

25 Things to Do About Not Wanting To Write

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Last week I posted 25 Reasons People Don’t Write. As an after thought, I added a silly little list about what to do about not wanting to write. I’ve been thinking about that little list and realized I ran out of steam for the list. (I didn’t want to write it…how ironic!) So here is another attempt at the list. How about you? What do you do to keep going when you don’t want to write? Write anyway. Talk to someone else. Believe my words matter. Set and meet goals… Read more 25 Things to Do About Not Wanting To Write →

25 Reasons Why People Don’t Write & 25 Things To Do About It

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Why People Don’t Write No ideas. No audience. No purpose. No desire. No vision. They think their writing isn’t good enough. The blank page…they don’t know how to get started. They don’t want to sound dumb. Lazy. Tired. Stressed. There’s too much to write about. There’s not enough to write about.  Other people are better writers. Not enough tenacity. Believe the lies the writing monsters tell them. No inspiration. No living, breathing writers in their daily lives. No feedback. Fear. Not enough time. Little understanding of Standard English. (Embarrassed to… Read more 25 Reasons Why People Don’t Write & 25 Things To Do About It →