current motivations
Sometimes your next
halting step
is more powerful
than the grandest vision.
All a leaf knows
about building a tree
is to turn towards the light.
"How to Build a Tree" from my poetry book, The Wilderness That Bears Your Name
halting step
is more powerful
than the grandest vision.
All a leaf knows
about building a tree
is to turn towards the light.
"How to Build a Tree" from my poetry book, The Wilderness That Bears Your Name
How to build a tree
writingclasses.com • Kurt Vonnegut: 8 Basics of Creative Writing
An approach where the goal is not an outcome with a distinct finish line. Instead, a goal could inform the process or system I’d need to commit to that would typically precede reaching my goal. So, instead of having the goal to save $10,000, I’d commit to saving 20 percent of every inflow... indefinitely. And when I did this, I tended to exceed... See more
The Key to Reaching Your Goals Is to Stop Fixating On Them | Gusto
If you don't *feel* like writing, remember: mood & attitude are two different things. Mood is the emotional weather we find ourselves caught in. Attitude is our perspective, a compass, a little lighthouse with a big beam. Mood isn't fixable. Attitude, however, is flexible.
Shira Erlichmantwitter.com
Most of the time, “What should I do with my life?” is a terrible question. “What should I do with this tennis serve?” “What should I do with this line at Starbucks?” “What should I do with this traffic jam?” “How should I respond to the anger I feel welling up in my chest?” These are better questions. Excellence is the next five minutes,
... See moreTimothy Ferriss • Tribe of Mentors: Short Life Advice from the Best in the World
"I was waiting for something extraordinary to happen, but as the years wasted on, nothing ever did unless I caused it.”
—Charles Bukowski
Too many businesses don’t really understand that the core of their business is making people feel good. Whether it’s walking into a store or a restaurant, or being on an airplane, most people go through life hoping that good things will happen to them, and they return to businesses that make those things happen.