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Why freelancers {and creAtives} cannot keep a daily schedule

Ever wonder why checklists, calendars and daily schedules don’t work for you? Perhaps you have even parked yourself at the corner of Discovery and Realization in hopes of learning why daily schedules seem to be a recipe for hair-pulling frustration and emotional dead-ends. Well, I started a list! Despite 25 years of consulting, listening and [...]

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Country Drives

Coastal beaches and rocky mountains have their natural, paradisal appeal … But my home state offers its own unique varieties of paradise.  Tall grass prairies are one of the many scenic views and natural habitats of Oklahoma. When those fields are converted to farm land, they host a favorite view of mine: Wheat fields — [...]

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Motivation is 5-steps away

My old buddy {Action} has been captured in the freeze-frame of Overwhelm. In my pursuit of consistency {read: daring to live my days consistent with my goals} I periodically find myself dazed and wandering in the blur of busyness: Those mundane habits forged from the “shoulds” and “musts” — as per the expectations of infamous [...]

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CreAtive Planning

We all have our bag of tricks when it comes to coping with tasks and To-Do’s. It becomes overwhelming some days when we feel upside down with lists and tasks demanding our attention. How do you plan? CreAtively. And.or  otherwise! ★ Let’s Discuss: Although there is no one-size-fits-all method of planning, there are tips, habits [...]

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Working from a blueprint

There is a mental or first creation, and a physical or second creation of all things. You have to make sure that the blueprint, the first creation, is really what you want; that you have thought everything through. Then, you put it into brick and mortar. Each day, you go to the construction shed and [...]

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Setting Goals {pArt 1}

One of the many perks I {adore and} enjoy about living in the country are the views: Wide open spaces with a big-sky canopy; tree lines; fields of wheat, cotton, alfalfa; plowed fields of red-dirt rows; cattle grazing; horses galloping … And miles and miles of barbed wire fences. I have never actually run a [...]

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Pressing the Play Button

A friend called while I was watching a movie recently; I pressed the pause button on the DVD remote control and proceeded to chat and catch up with the details of what was going on in her life. After we had covered that, I updated her regarding my own life adventures. By the time I [...]

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Embracing randomness

Most of us can remember plans we had that worked out. And most of us can remember plans we had that started with a blaze of glory … only to drop outta the sky. Hitting the proverbial ground with a loud “splat!” Due to our own randomness or the randomness of the world around us. [...]

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Anyone got the time?

In our busyness, we deceive ourselves into believing that we have no time for the activities we enjoy, the goals we dream about — for creativity, for rest … for just plain fun! However, slow and steady wins the race! Especially for those of us who periodically run w-a-y too fast in various directions! Despite [...]

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Overwhelm? Creative Solutions

Overwhelm {for me} is like a window. Why? Because windows offer various utilities such as protection and inspiration {and are often a visual for opportunity}. I can look through it and see what is on the other side. I can close the blinds over it and savor rest in the still of darkness. I can [...]

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