I have been a professional writer for 30 years now. There have been periods during that time when I have churned out the words; at others I have been too busy editing other people’s words to write my own; and on bad days I would wake up and realise I was a writer who wasn’t writing. Writer’s block. We’ve all suffered from it at some point in our lives, whether or not we’re wordsmiths. I … [Read more...] about What to do on blank page days…
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Battling creativity’s evil twin
I’ve been putting off writing this post today. Mostly because I’m on the road, but also because I can be a brilliant procrastinator. However, I have fought my urge to defer it until tomorrow or occupy myself with other tasks. So why do we procrastinate? It’s not always down to laziness or distraction, as quite often we put off the very tasks or projects that are most meaningful to … [Read more...] about Battling creativity’s evil twin
Will Western women save the world?
The Dalai Lama certainly thinks so - he’s said as much. This is not an insult to Eastern women; just an acknowledgment that affluent, self-realised Western women have a much better chance of rescuing the planet than less affluent Eastern women who may still be in survival mode. Up until now we have had a massive imbalance between masculine and feminine power. Certainly in the past 100 years, we … [Read more...] about Will Western women save the world?
Turn off your mind, relax and float downstream
As it’s the weekend, I thought it would be a good time to talk about creativity. Hopefully you’ve been able to stay in bed a while longer this morning. Hopefully your mind is not crammed with to-do lists. Hopefully you don’t have any major commitments or obligations to fulfil. If that’s the case, then put down your iPhone, iPad or MacBook. Leave Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr … [Read more...] about Turn off your mind, relax and float downstream
Don’t edit your truth
“I pray for the courage to speak my unedited truth because I believe that otherwise I cannot be of true value to anyone else.” So speaks happiness expert Robert Holden in his book Success Intelligence. This is what he does before giving a talk - which he does about 100 times a year - when his mind is telling him stories about looking good and gaining acceptance from his audience. … [Read more...] about Don’t edit your truth