inspiration

The Nutshell Principles

October 20, 2011

The Nutshell Principles 1. Start very small. 2. Do only one change at a time. 3. Be present and enjoy the activity (don’t focus on results). 4. Be grateful for every step you take. via » How I Changed My Life, In Four Lines :zenhabits. Making change is not easy. Like breaking a habit, it [...]

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Oblique Strategies

September 20, 2011

Feeling stuck? Looking for inspiration? Try drawing from Oblique Strategies, a deck of cards containing commands and phrases meant to inspire. Put together by musician Brian Eno and his friend, painter Peter Schmidt, and used while working on Eno’s 1975 album, “Another Green World,” Oblique Strategy commands include: “Try faking it!,” “Put in earplugs,” and “Listen [...]

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The 7 Vices of Highly Creative People

September 20, 2011

Abraham Lincoln: “It has been my experience that those with no vices have very few virtues.” via The 7 vices of highly creative people – Steven Spielberg – Salon.com.

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Unplugging/ Digital Sabbatical as a Writing Technique

August 17, 2011

Has your writing lost it’s lustre? Have you stalled out somewhere in the middle or has your newest idea flat lined before you really started? Or… Have you been feeling kind of bored with the Internet? Are you missing the way you felt when you started online, discoveries and adventures just around every corner? If [...]

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One Little Word

July 26, 2011

One Little Word – A single word can be a powerful thing. It can be the ripple in the pond that changes everything. It can be sharp and biting or rich and soft and slow. From my own personal experience, it can be a catalyst for enriching your life. In 2006, I began a tradition [...]

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The League of Extraordinary Ladies

June 30, 2011

The League of Extraordinary Ladies - (Twitter) – Motto is “Ordinary ladies creating extraordinary connections.” I found the link for LxL through Twitter. Aren’t we all extraordinary in our own way? Though this is so easy to say or to write it’s a different thing when it comes to really believing it yourself. Write about an [...]

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Ubiquitous Photography

June 29, 2011

Do you use your digital camera or your camera phone to take a picture of something you want to remember, instead of writing the information down? I have been doing this more often. I think it started when I was in a bookstore with my Mother. She wanted me to write down the name of [...]

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Hope Meets you Anywhere

June 21, 2011

No matter how far the distance you have traveled nor the failures that have gathered, hope would still meet you anywhere. ~ by Dodinsky It’s not hard to find inspirational quotes and poems and other small things to try to perk you up, give you some light at the end of the tunnel, etc. Some [...]

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Inspiration from Pinterest

June 10, 2011

I joined Pinterest. It’s a closed beta so you have to ask for an invitation. I was sent mine within 24 hours so it’s not a long wait. I like the site. I know there are others out there with the same theme, the same plan. But, there is something about Pinterest that makes it [...]

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30 Day Photography Challenge

June 9, 2011

White Peach Photography has the 30 Day Photography Challenge. In writing we build the picture with words. Illustrating, with a photograph, drawing or some other form of visual art is usually saved for children’s book and non-fiction. Except for book covers which have illustrations geared more to selling the book than sharing the writer’s vision [...]

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How to Ask for What you Want

June 7, 2011

This is quoted from the John Chow blog: It’s All About Posture and Control In the PR business, perception is everything and service will always go to the site or blog that the PR rep perceived as better for the show. If you come across as unsure of yourself or on the verge of begging, [...]

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Could you Write Unpleasantly?

June 1, 2011

I found this on Fragile Heart’s tumblog. How to Have a Lovely Day Smile at strangers. Slow down. Say thank you. Give lots of compliments. Dress nicely. Wear perfume. Observe and listen. Be charming. Laugh. Wish people a lovely day. I can’t wear perfume but I do try to do all the others every day. [...]

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An Optimist Sees the Bright Side of Other People’s Troubles

May 21, 2011

We took Zack (my favourite nephew) out to dinner. His fortune said: “An optimist is always able to see the bright side of other people’s troubles.” Pretty clever for something that came out of a fortune cookie. How do you read this fortune cookie saying? It can be seen as optimists enjoy other people’s troubles. [...]

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Core Values

May 19, 2011

Sarah’s Core Values: Grace: Being generous and forgiving toward yourself and others) equanimity. Connectedness: Building a support network of friends, family, mentors. Accomplishment: Knowing and appreciating what you’re capable of. Adventure: Taking on new challenges outside your comfort zone. Spirituality: Crafting your own approach to any belief system to help you find a sense of purpose and [...]

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Can’t Avoid Life

May 19, 2011

You can not find peace by avoiding life. – Virginia Woolf

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Zeal and Zip and Zest

April 30, 2011

Today is the last day of the A – Z Blogging Challenge. Today, Z is for zeal. A long time ago I was a volunteer for a web directory called Zeal, they called the people who worked for them zealots. They gave us badges instead of actual pay. It was different from the Open Directory, [...]

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Successful Momentum

April 15, 2011

For the A- Z Blogging Challenge… M is for Momentum Rich Fettke, author of Extreme Success, has 10 tips for maintaining our momentum: 1. Take some time to clarify your desired future outcome. Success is seeing what you want and moving toward what you see. 2. Use visual reminders of your intention. Get some magazines [...]

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