July 2015
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No fear. No distractions. The ability to let that which does not matter truly slide. – Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club, 1996 A few days ago I went to pick up my nine-year-old son from soccer practice. As we walked back to the car, he suddenly broke down crying. He’s nine. He’s a pretty stoic kid. This…
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“Write a lot.” – Stephen King Seems so simple. You ask a successful author how they get their writing done, and you get: “Write every day.” Or “Write a lot.” Or “Write 1,000 words a day.” It sounds helpful, but it isn’t. It’s just enough to make you feel lazy for not “writing a lot.” And…
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A couple of weeks ago, a little tree and a little cactus made me cry. I’ll explain . . . During the first few years of running my own business, I worked pretty much anywhere people would let me. I started out in a closet at a church, then moved up to a table in…