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Have you ever noticed that something often goes wrong right when you’ve started getting momentum in a new goal, hobby, skill, or creative project? Maybe you’ve been doing great at going to the gym consistently for once, but then you get sick. Or maybe you finished writing a book only to receive disappointing feedback from readers. It could even be that you have a lot to get done one day, but you woke up after a terrible night’s sleep. Setbacks happen, but I’m going to teach

"I Quit" “Success…is about knowing when to grit and when to quit,” ( Adam Grant ). Though I talk a lot about grit on my blog, I wanted to take a moment to recognize that being gritty isn’t always the right choice. While grit is a valuable skill to develop in yourself, deploying it may not always be what you need to do for your own health or success. The Lies We’re Told about Success Success—whatever that subjective word means to you—is often framed as the result of sticking i

Last weekend, I had the opportunity to attend LTUE ( Life, the Universe, and Everything ). It is a local creative symposium in Utah County, and has been running for almost 50 years. I have only had the opportunity to attend once before, and I loved it, so I made sure to attend this time. I am at a point in my career where I'm ready to do anything it takes to get my book published, so I paid for three pitch sessions at LTUE and the gala banquet. I really wanted to get as much

If you’re at all serious about writing, you probably know that getting an agent can feel impossible. You have to send out...

When you tell people you’re a writer, you probably often get the response: “I’ve always wanted to write a book.” I’m astounded at how...