In pursuit of tranquility — While browsing Chapters, I came across an interesting card deck: Calm Prompt Cards | The School of Life (not an affiliate link, just ended up really loving it, and so highly recommend it for anyone who needs a little peace in their lives.) It was the design of the box…

How do you know you're making the right decision when the future is uncertain, and success is not guaranteed? This question comes up most regarding something you would like to happen, not something you have to do regardless. For things you know you have to do (like get that degree…

Story is about revealing character and causality (i.e., when one event leads to the next, which leads to the next and so on and so forth until the inevitable end). “Try to write every chapter as if it’s the first chapter of the book — try to write every chapter…

Part one of this series can be found here. It’s important to note that the points below are a combination of what was viewed & the insights it stirred. Lesson 3: Raw Ideas Patterson doesn’t write realism, he writes whatever interests or excites him. His stories are usually the opposite of what you would…

Lessons 1 to 2: passion & habit — James Patterson is a bestselling author of more than 100 books. Though he follows a unique ‘business model’ where a lot of his books are co-authored (or ghostwritten), his original works seem to have been penned solely by him. …

Plus a Free Printable to Help You Establish It — The most important step in managing your finances is actually the basic first step that many fail to do: track their finances. Without judgement, without repercussions, just simple recording. But it’s that simple habit of documenting transactions that lead to huge insights which can create the biggest ripples of positive…

Quick reference of solutions to major problems authors face during drafting In honor of Preptober, below is a list of solutions to the major problems writers face while drafting: Choose one story. Working on one story cuts down on the time needed to refocus and makes it easier to achieve…

Do anything to get you started. When you don’t feel like working and all the planners, routines, timers and complicated productivity systems aren’t helping, throw everything out and do anything. …

Remain consistent with your actions to ‘put money in the bank’. — Stay Focused Through Wins “Yeah winning a gold medal is absolutely incredible. There’s nothing better than standing on the podium, listening to your national anthem play…but for me I’m somebody who knew that I had 7 other events after the first day. So I had to throw that to the back of my head…