Someday Is Today

Studies have shown that a person needs to hear at least 5.6 positive statements in order to counteract a single negative one.

Before my first published novel, Something Missing, I wrote hundreds of thousands of terrible words. Pages upon pages of uninspired, unentertaining stories. I spent more than eight years writing bad fiction before finally stumbling upon a method and mindset that made fiction writing click for me. Had I not allowed myself to write poorly, I never wo

Many of the most successful people — both today and in the past — have demonstrated interest in more than one subject: Charles Darwin, Elon Musk, Steve Jobs, Richard Feynman, Ben Franklin, Thomas Edison, Leonardo da Vinci, Marie Curie, and many, many more. A study of the most significant scientists in all of history uncovered that fifteen of the tw

On a delayed train from Manchester to London’s King’s Cross station, J. K. Rowling came up with the idea for her Harry Potter series. Over the next five years, she outlined the plots for seven books in the series, writing in longhand and amassing scraps of notes written on different papers. A single mom surviving on government benefits, she wrote w

From this point forward, whenever you’re asked to engage in a new creative endeavor, your answer is going to be “Yes!”

It’s as if creators are embarrassed to celebrate until everyone around them deems it time to celebrate. They are unwilling to stand on a chair or grab a megaphone or randomly dial strangers on the phone to announce their accomplishment. This is a mistake. We cannot wait for the world to recognize our achievements. The past is littered with ingeniou

•You will fall asleep faster by training your body to prepare for sleep at the same time every day.

“Death is not waiting for us at the end of a long road. Death is always with us, in the marrow of every passing moment. She is the secret teacher hiding in plain sight, helping us to discover what matters most.” — FRANK OSTASESKI

When you take the time to find and tell the stories of your struggles and successes, you are going to feel better about yourself, your past, and your future prospects.

Find a means of celebrating each addition to your box or bulletin board.