Archive for August 2019
The 4 Ways of Getting More Done By Doing Less
“Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.” Francis of Assisi Earlier this week I sat at a big conference table alongside some really smart people, with many important tasks vying for their attention, and (like all of us) too little time to complete them all. I’d…
Read MoreThe Reason Most People Fail To Achieve Their Goals
Coaching The Negative There’s a reason the majority of New Years Resolutions fail. It’s because goal-setting is easy. Following through, on the other hand… well, that’s something else entirely. For most of us, setting a goal is initially met with a swell of motivation. That’s the brain rewarding you with little dopamine-kisses. Filling you with…
Read MoreA New Sort of Motivation
Motivation is a fickle beast. Some days I beat the sun out of bed and meditate my way to the coffee machine while doing Pilates. Then I sit down at the keyboard and words drop from my fingertips while my mind cycles through a monk-like-zen that doesn’t snap until a handful of hours have passed…
Read MoreThe Five Cornerstones of Building Personal Wealth
“The laws of money are like the laws of gravity: assured and unchanging.” George Samuel Clason Problem is, most people don’t know these laws. Most of us weren’t taught personal finance in school, or by our parents. We never studied how money works and, more specifically, how to accumulate it. Finance is a taboo subject…
Read MoreEverything You Need To Know About Building a Personal Brand
Big corporations spend ungodly amounts of money in the pursuit of ingraining their brand into society’s collective consciousness. Think Coca-Cola. Think Apple. Think… Hell, the very fact that you can think of any corporation at all implies their branding has done something right. Maybe it’s not doing what they want, but hey, it stuck enough…
Read More4 Steps to Becoming a Medium Top Writer
First, if you’re looking for a shortcut, you’ve come to the wrong place. There is no magical way to cut the line and skip straight to the front. It’s not easy. But it is relatively simple. Writing is a game of patience, consistency, and dedication. But of course you already know that. You’ve put in the work. Toiled…
Read MoreThe Body Language Masterclass (Part Two)
You are already an expert at reading Body Language. Your ability to read the meaning behind people’s words happens almost entirely on a subconscious level. It’s a skill you’ve been honing since you were just a little baby, back when words were nothing more than a bunch of funny sounds. Much of our survival as…
Read MoreThe Body Language Masterclass (Part 1)
In the world of body language, there is an often quoted study conducted by Professor Mehrabian which found that only 7 percent of what we communicate is verbal, whereas the remaining 93 percent is non-verbal. Of that non-verbal portion, body language comprised 55 percent, while tone-of-voice made up the remaining 38. If true, that’s a…
Read MoreWhy Nobody Likes Your Story
Ever find yourself slogging through a story that, on the surface, you’re really jazzed about? You started off with a great concept and compelling characters, but for whatever reason you’re just going through the motions, trudging towards an ending that’s somehow lost its luster. You’re drifting down the Blue Danube on a story raft that…
Read MoreWriting the Sequel Nearly Broke Me
I worked on the sequel to Time Heist for 180 days in a row. Everyday from 5am-8am, and then again from 6pm-7pm, I sat down with coffee in hand, and clicked out 5,000 words. That’s nearly a million words, or 3,000 pages for those of you non-writers out there who do not think in terms…
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