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November 14, 2022

The Hidden Barrier Between You and Success

Self-doubt and negative thinking is pervasive in today's connected society. While we shower others with encouragement and support, we often secretly hold ourselves back. Success and reaching for the stars is wonderful for other people, we think. Other people can be hero's and heroins of any story they choose, but not us. Certainly not us. We are just the junior employee. The starving artist. The mentally underdeveloped. We were not created for anything great. At least, that's what we tell ourselves. We can be our biggest roadblock to success or our greatest champion if we give ourselves permission to succeed.

November 11, 2022

Biblical Differences Between a Growth Mindset and a Fixed Mindset

There are biblical differences between a growth mindset and a fixed mindset. In fact, the Bible has a lot to say about our minds and the types of mindset people have. How what we think affects what we do, who we are, and how we can be known. God cares about our mindset and addresses it throughout scripture. Whether you find your identity in Jesus or not, these examples will help you identify where you are on the mental spectrum between a growth mindset or a fixed mindset.

September 9, 2022

The Best Computer Mouse to Prevent Hand and Wrist Fatigue

Nearly 80% of all American workers sit at a desk and I am willing to bet you're one of them, just like me. Our productive lives are based around holding a computer mouse for over 6 hours a day, with the occasional slouch and walk to the kitchen for a change of scenery. Years ago, I upgraded my computer mouse game and I can't imagine life any other way. If you're looking for a new computer mouse that prevents hand and wrist fatigue, even carpal tunnel syndrome, this review is for you.

September 8, 2022

How to Audit Your Time and Stop Wasting Your Day

Try all we want, no one has cracked the code of getting more time on this side of heaven. Even with trendy crops of futurists throwing money to the wind, the average life span is roughly 78 years. While much improved from 35 years in the 1700's, it's still a far cry from the biblical Methuselah who had 969 years to leave a lasting legacy. Birth has even been compared to the beginning of death. A bit morbid, but true. With such a short supply of time for all of us, it's more important than ever we make our time count. Here are some big ideas to help each of us treat time like the valuable asset it is.

October 25, 2020

8 Mistakes That Quietly Weaken Your Writing

Most writers want better results. Better feedback. Better engagement. Better stories. Better responses from readers, agents, editors, or publishers. But improving our writing usually means confronting uncomfortable truths about the way we work. Here are 8 mistakes that quietly weaken otherwise promising writing — and what to do about them.

July 18, 2020

Use Writing Prompts to Get Creative

Have you ever used writing prompts before? Most have. If you haven't, it's likely just a matter of time until you succumb to the cold, boring grasp of writer's block. Even if you are overflowing with ideas to write or blog about, writing prompts are still a powerful tool for writers of all experience levels. Here's how to use writing prompts most effectively.

July 11, 2020

Why Low Self-Worth Quietly Sabotages Creative Work

A fine line exists between self-interest and selfish. While the self-interested takes accomplishments, skills, needs, and wants of others into account as fuel for the pursuit of something remarkable, a selfish mindset views everyone and everything as a hindering comparison. Have you ever heard the saying, "If only the best birds sang in the forest, the world would be a quiet place"? This truth applies dramatically to us humans and it all starts at what we believe about ourselves. Is your view of yourself high or low?

July 4, 2020

Discipline Makes You a Great Writer

It's not in the beauty of the day that we writer's toil and strive but in the coolness of night and tiredness of eye. In the struggle of fear and the paralysis of wonder, a yearning writer fights for survival. Exhausted but not spent. Lacking but not empty. Discipline, a writer's best friend, leads us to accomplishment. It takes us by the hand when challenges abound. Do you look around and see not discipline? Is repetition, frequency, and consistency far away? Grab hold of discipline and renew your passion to write. Discipline makes you a great writer.