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It’s Hard to Be God

Whatever you think about the origins of the universe, one thing seems certain: the universe started as a kind of blank slate that is now ...

It’s Business, Not Personal

One of the most important concepts that every writer today must embrace is the idea of a “personal brand business.” But what does it mean ...

The Imagineering Mindset

The Disney Imagineers are a group of architects, engineers, designers, and writers known for being one of the most creative think tanks on the planet. ...

Writing is Not the Center

What is the core value of your life? What is the “center”? For some writers, it’s their writing. Meaning, everything else is a sort of ...

Most of Your Words Are Coal, Not Diamonds

In J.R.R. Tolkien‘s epic Lord of the Rings trilogy, we meet the creature Gollum, who is obsessed with the magical One Ring. Back when he ...

You Can Always Fill the Glass

Writers are people who create things. We can literally create books, articles, speeches, podcasts, or stories out of thin air. It’s what we do. Why, ...

Celebrating: Enjoy Your Success

Over the last few days, we have been talking about developing a growth-oriented mindset. This is a mindset that is not fixed in place, but ...

How to Be a 10-Year “Overnight Success”

Ever since I went full-time in my ghostwriting business this past summer, I’ve had a lot of conversations about how that happened. People have been ...

Two Mindsets: Which One Do You Have?

In her landmark book Mindset: The New Psychology of Success, Dr. Carol Dweck argues that your mindset, far more than your talents or abilities, is ...