Consistency, Courage, Perspective

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In the End, It All Goes Back in the Box

Today, I want to remind you of an obvious truth, but it’s a truth we like to avoid. You’re going to die someday. When you ...

Never Forget Your Roots

When I was a kid back in the 1980s, I listened to a lot of Christian music. My favorite album during that period was The ...

Focus on This Instead

In your life as a writer, there are many things you get to choose: how and when you write, what kind of material you create, ...

The Curse of Johnny Carson

Most young people only have a vague idea of who Johnny Carson is, if they have even heard of him at all. But for anyone ...

No Such Thing as Perfect

As you make progress toward your writing goals, you will run into some roadblocks. Life gets messy, you feel tired, and sometimes you will probably ...

What Have They Got That I Ain’t Got?

Being a writer is a lot like living in The Wizard of Oz. Some days feel like you’ve lost your brain, most days feel like ...

A Declaration Worth Making

On July 4th, 1776, the Second Continental Congress pronounced that it was officially independent of British rule. Known as the Declaration of Independence, this document ...

Are You Listening to Your Life?

Author and teacher Parker Palmer wrote a profound little book called Let Your Life Speak. In the book, he writes, “Before I can tell my ...

If You Want to Be Profound, Be Simple

One of the most popular TV sitcoms in recent years was The Big Bang Theory. Chances are pretty high that you have either seen it ...

The Ghost of Willy Loman

One of the saddest plays ever performed in American theater is Death of a Salesman. It was written by Arthur Miller and first performed on ...