There Is All the Time in the World.

The game with no goal and no limits, called “there is all the time in the world,” has the power to get you back in step, to bring you back to your center, to connect you once more with a universe that will be your partner. To embark on an

What's next?

What's next? And once that's done, what's after that? That's all we need to know as a creative. When we focus on what's next, we are more likely to focus and ship. Fear uses the lure of planning & deciding

A professional takes care of herself.

She gets enough sleep. She drinks enough water. She knows that only if she takes care of herself, she can take care of her clients. She is in this for the long run.

Do as I do, not as I say.

"Do as I say, not as I do" is a safe place to hide. It's a way to not be on the hook. And it doesn't work. People do as you do, not as you say. They follow your example. They follow your lead.

Making progress on your creative project.

“Where Is Your Hour?” ~ Seth Godin, The Practice Here's what you do: Choose one priority project. Spend 3 hours daily working on it, starting at the same time every day. No distractions. No multitasking. No work on any other project during these hours. You won't know

Messy work.

Creative work is neither linear nor predictable. That's what makes it different from industrial-era work. It is bound to be ambiguous and the only way forward is through. It's good to embrace this fact instead of complaining about the mess.

The mindless space between actions.

Resistance thrives in the space between intentional actions. It pushes to expand that space as much as possible. The nature of this space is mindless. We are not focussing or working on anything. We are simply distracted. Social media and similar platforms tend to elongate this space, whether intentionally or

The skill of finishing things.

When we are in a slump, we can feel the inability to get anything done. We plan, we think, we discuss. Sometimes, we even start working on something. But we do not finish. And this mindset of delaying stuff can take over, pushing us to choose "later" for

Maximum or minimum?

Maximum creates distractions. Minimum brings focus. Choose "What has to be there?" rather than "What can be there?".

Pushing against the voice.

"What you are writing is not good." "This doesn't make sense." "We should come back to this later." "This will not work." The voice will keep doing its work. We can keep doing ours. The moment we press publish, the

Extremely slowly.

Resistance likes rushing: fast thoughts, high frequency, multi-tasking, shifting from one thing to another without getting anything done. It doesn't like to slow down. If you want to write a blog, you can focus on only opening the tab where you write. It may take 10 minutes for

Who's it not for?

It's important to figure out who our work is for. But it's equally, or maybe even more, important to figure out who it's not for. It's not for the cynic, the critic, or the random commenter who doesn't care. It&

Batching vs. iterations.

Batching is great for efficiency. It helps us save time, money and effort. One can write 30 blogs in a day and then schedule them to be sent over the month. Iterations, however, help us build skills. The more iterations, the more repetitions, the better we become. Practising guitar 10

Your work is not for you.

It's not about what you get out of doing your work. It's about the change you can make for the people you seek to serve. When you act sheepish, when you hide, when you listen to the voice of fear and don't show up

Putting it on the table.

It's tempting to keep our goals and dreams in our heads. It's even more tempting to have our systems of achieving them there too. And to top it off, we keep the fears there too. When they are all in your head, we are in for

Becoming Seth Godin.

Got more than 900 rejections in one year when he started out. (~ 3 per day) Wrote more than 8000 blogs in 20 years. (~ one per day) Gave more than 1000 speeches in 30 years. (~ one per week) Wrote more than 23 books in 20 years. (~ one per six months) It&

Tools for solopreneurs that can change your life for the better.

Sharing a few tools that have helped me tremendously in the last few years. Beeminder.com - If you are serious about your goals and habits, are you willing to put your money where your mouth is? The voice of resistance hates Beeminder and its idea more than anything else,

One thing at a time.

We don't move forward by the extent of how much we plan to get done. We move forward by how much we actually get done. It's always better to plan for less and do more rather than the other way around. One thing at a time.

Lightness.

Resistance loves heaviness and seriousness. It wants us to take ourselves and our work too seriously. Everything becomes a threat or a distraction trying to interrupt our serious work. This stops us from being childlike and playful in our work. What if, instead, we could embrace the playfulness and with

Patience and intent.

Almost everyone starts from scratch. Artists who get millions of views on their videos started out by performing in front of empty seats. Blogs and podcasts with a million subscribers started with none. Even billion dollar businesses, like Apple, started with sales of tens or hundreds of computers, not millions.

Uphill battle.

Trying to get back on track is different than trying to stay on track. When we are working out regularly, it doesn't take much effort to work out more. But when we are getting back to the gym after a month-long break, it's important to remember

Finding our agency again.

Without our agency, without being in charge, the victim mindset can take over. Resistance can use its tools, procrastination, self-doubt, and rationalisation to keep us limited and delay our ambition. Sometimes, we can find our agency back again through books, podcasts or similar resources. Many times, it's a

The magic of masterminds.

Find 2-3 people who are on a similar journey as you are. Ask them if they'd like to meet weekly for 30-60 minutes at a set time. Set up a recurring calendar invite with these 2-3 guests. Share with each other what you are working on, and what

Rewarding the habit.

Eliminate the cue and your habit will never start. Reduce the craving and you won’t experience enough motivation to act. Make the behaviour difficult and you won’t be able to do it. And if the reward fails to satisfy your desire, then you’ll have no reason to

Small habits to bring your energy back up.

Talk to someone who perks you up. Do a small workout or breathing exercise. Write down everything on your mind in a doc or paper. Put on music that makes you feel better. Listen to a podcast or an audiobook that brings positivity. Go offline for a while. Drink more