Category: Self-Care

  • “I’m moving from good to better, so why…”

    When I quit my job last year, I was blessed with a HUGE opportunity to come aboard a publishing company as their editor. The owner of me and that company grew extremely close and that won’t be infringed upon at all. However, it’s just the…empathist in me, I guess. She…

  • 5 steps to quickly refresh your focus

    I could’ve been finished working on that manuscript had I been focused. This isn’t a pity or bashing party of complaints, but rather observations. My concentration was off, and because it was late (and I needed to resume writing), I wanted an easy way to refresh my focus.  Everything has an opposite,…

  • How to survive a deadline that’s days away

    If you’re a procrastinator (or a recovering one), then you’ve done this plenty of times before. However, that doesn’t lighten the load on your chest, and the closer the deadline gets, the more you think of all things you should’ve, could’ve and would’ve done, including not waiting until the last…

  • How to properly summon your writing gauge

    Yesterday, I posted about wanting to finish your book, but not feeling like writing. I explained the concept of the writing gauge and how it works. Since then, I’ve been asked how to know what number you’re at. Great question! If you’ve had a hectic day, don’t go reading your writing…

  • In spite of everything else…

    Choose you. Prioritize your happiness and your peace. This past Saturday, I celebrated my entrepreneurial anniversary. It’s been one whole year since I’ve been in this thang full-time. I like to sum up my cycles with a word or phrase. An imprint, if you will. This year, “in spite of”…