On my travels hither and yon in the car, I’m listening to a book by Rolf Potts called Vagabonding. As I desire to become a vagabond in the next couple of years, I am completely in love with this book. Now, most of this fabulous book focuses on travel, but one particular quote by Tim […]
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Baby steps and focus
So you know I just published my third book, right? Several people have asked me how I’m able to write so much, so often, for these eNotes and still publish three books (with another one on the way this winter). My reply? Baby steps and focus. The baby steps are showing up each day to […]
May I have your attention, please?
I spent some time reading yesterday afternoon in a coffee shop. There were two pretty meaty articles I’d printed out and I needed some time and space to settle in to read them with full attention. After I ordered my iced coffee and found out they had gluten-free ginger cookies (sold!), I settled into a […]
7 Reasons we procrastinate
In an epic effort to squash my procrastination streak, I spent six and half hours weeding the garden this past Saturday. In the whirlwind of finishing my book, I let the garden go untended for a long, long time. I poured all my time and energy into my book. Night and day. Day and night. and… It was […]
Life is like a layered cake
Despite living in a perfectly lovely mountain town (Pisgah Forest, NC), it’s still nice to go somewhere else. Despite really liking my work, loving my client roster right now, and finishing book #3 (Ponder This), it’s still super nice to take a break. And despite my husband, Nelson, being as busy as he’s ever been (in the history of his business, Yellow Dog […]
Seeing what you expect to see (or not)
I’ve had three different experiences of not seeing what’s right in front of me. Three in a row makes me go, “Hmmm…” The first time this happened, I was sitting on the patio of a local restaurant. Our waitress took our drink orders and we settled in to watch a musician do his thing on […]