Persevere
Follow Your Heart
When you decide what creative journey you want to pursue, there are invariably going to be distractions and obstacles to force you to lose...
I’m Going To Win
What defines us is our inner determination not to yield to setbacks. That no matter what, we will continue to chase our dream.
That dream...
Permission to be Creative
What does it mean to be creative? Is it because we want to do something lasting and important? Or is it our sustenance to...
Coping With Rejection
The sensitivity of a writer frequently leaves them vulnerable to rejection.
Letters and emails of publishing dismissal can punish their nerves, and dent their ego.
An ego...
Trust the Power
Rejection in sport is commonplace.
Such is the competitive nature of each sport that athletes meet rejection head-on from their very first participation.
In team sports a coach might not believe...
Setting Goals
Setting goals has always been an integral part of a creative person’s quest to make progress in their career.
For some, achieving just one of those goals can...
Tribal Rejection
Although the word rejection was not used until 1415, the experience of it dates much further back.
In the case of mankind, it was prevalent...
100 Days of Rejection
The best way to train oneself, is to confront what we are trying to defeat. In sport it is common to train against opponents...
The 13 Truths
Life teaches us many lessons. For some, those lessons can come too late. Unable to change the past, we wish we had known when...