When things go wrong, we have the option to react or respond. When we react, we meet negativity with negativity. It’s done without thought and usually makes the situation worse. But when we respond, we have an opportunity to convert the situation into something positive. Responding requires us to stop and think. To be calm and rational. How much better would our lives be, how much calmer, if we learned
When you decide to go after a big goal, the stakes are high. Your time, money and reputation are on the line. When you decide not to go after a big goal, the stakes are even higher. Your self-respect, happiness and quality of life are on the line. Whether you decide to pursue your goal or let it die, something is always at stake.
Fatigue makes cowards of us all. When we’re going after the really big goals, we’ve got to get a good night’s sleep. Stepping out and betting on ourselves takes guts. We’ve got to have our wits about us and that means being well rested. People who have set no goal beyond making it to Friday, can spend their evenings playing video games or watching TV. They’re not trying to make
Problems are undesirable, or so we’ve been told. But problems are the very things that provide opportunity. The bigger the problem, the bigger the opportunity. What are the problem areas in your novel? Do you have flat characters or cliched scenes? How can you turn them into opportunities to innovate and thrill your reader?
When you give someone your word, how much is it worth? If you say you’ll go to an event, or meet a deadline, how likely are you to do it? The answers to these questions speak to your true character. They have nothing to do with whether you’re male or female, rich or poor, fit or unfit; those things are your external self, otherwise known as your characterization. The same
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