To the moon
So little it’s immeasurable — that’s how improvement works. Effort is compounding. To remain elastic means to remain wide awake. The template for true consistency...
Tag: motivation
Expecting the least expected
Taking a stand, gradually and then suddenly. The forever longs and forever hopes of doing something urge an itch. It’s the experience that radically transforms...
The burn of discontent
Everything starts and ends from the burn of discontent. We all have an inkling for something, a dormant enthusiasm, waiting to erupt so we can...
If you’re struggling to get started, do it badly
“Work finally begins when the fear of doing nothing exceeds the fear of doing it badly,” advises the author Alain de Botton. Perfection is the antithesis...
A panoply of tools
What’s the primary device that unlocks your creativity — the camera, a pen, or the paintbrush? These tools are our passport to freedom. So photographers...
Mind over matter, what’s the matter with your mind?
SÃ, se puede. Where there’s a will, there’s a way. Trying is a passport to freedom. You can do it, contrary to your negative internal...
Underseen, often overlooked
Height, skin color, your shoes — People are always trying to prejudge each other’s possibilities in the context of their surroundings. But the old adage...
Inspiration is a myth
All the inspiration exists and is equally distributed. But the ubiquity of motivational quotes and rags to riches biographies can be sheer fodder. Instead of...
Growing one block of reality at a time
We take one step forward and two steps back. Effort never guarantees success but it always ensures learning. All great things happen because of discomfort....
A still inchoate creator
The blank page doesn’t write itself. It stares at you, pleading for you to quit and move on to something else. Those who persist pace...
The big picture view
Everything is a work in progress. From your health to relationships, to making art, the finish line remains elusive because we’re always preserving the status...
Give yourself permission to buildÂ
Motivation ebbs and flows. It is fickle and short-lasting. So we can’t wait for the muse to compel us to work. As Chuck Close said,...