Is Time On Your Side?

by | Dec 2, 2016 | Creativity, Resistance, Writing

“You can make more money, but you can’t make more time.” I’m not sure who originated that quote, but I’d always accepted it as true. After all, there are lots of ways to create more cash. Invent something the world  can’t live without. Find a better job. Have a...

To Reflect And To Serve

by | Sep 22, 2016 | Encouragement, Giving, Gratitude, Writing

When I left my last corporate job almost six years ago, I thought I had the trajectory of my writing career all figured out. I had dreamed of making films since college, so that was first on the list (to date, I’ve been fortunate to have written and produced two:...

Han Solo Was Right

by | May 12, 2016 | Encouragement, Perseverance, Writing

I wouldn’t normally glean advice from a fictional intergalactic pilot with a gargantuan hairball as a sidekick. But I’ll take wisdom wherever I find it. In The Empire Strikes Back, Han – much to the horror of his shipmates – decides to shake off the Imperial fighters...

Perfection Paralysis

by | Apr 20, 2016 | Creativity, Encouragement, Resistance, Writing

One of my favorite things to do is encourage people. Especially those with long harbored creative dreams. Probably because they are usually the first ones to sell themselves short. My mother was a beautiful poet. I still have one of her journals filled with some of...