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Walk the Walk

August 25, 2017 pcmccollum 6 Comments

I wonder about the trees. Why do we wish to bear Forever the noise of these More than another noise…

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Posted in: 52 Short Stories, Motivation, Productivity, Writing Filed under: action, creating, discipline, justdoit, motivation, productivity, willpower, wisdom, writing

I’ve Lived a Good Life

August 24, 2017 pcmccollum 11 Comments

Nearly seven years ago, my aunt spoke those words from a hospital bed, surrounded by her husband, my wife, and…

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Posted in: Motivation, Productivity Filed under: goals, impossible, motivation, thursdaythoughts, wednesdaywisdom

Prepare Yourself

August 23, 2017 pcmccollum 2 Comments

Every evening, before I go to bed, I perform the following ritual: Pull out the gym clothes I’ll be wearing…

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Posted in: Motivation, Productivity Filed under: motivation, preparation, productivity, resistance, wednesdaywisdom

Second (and third, and fourth, and…) Chances

August 22, 2017 pcmccollum 4 Comments

“One of the lies would make it out that nothing Ever presents itself before us twice. Where would we be…

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Posted in: Motivation, Productivity, Writing Filed under: mondaymotivation, process, productivity, tuesdaythoughts, writing

The Illusion of Straight Lines

August 18, 2017 pcmccollum 2 Comments

Occasionally, I think back to all of the times when I was trying to learn something difficult. Memories of frustration…

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Posted in: Motivation, Productivity, Uncategorized, Writing Filed under: creativity, motivation, productivity, regrets, writing

I Think YOU Can Be A Genius

August 17, 2017 pcmccollum 2 Comments

The saying goes, “Asking the right question is half the answer.”1 There’s a popular misconception of nature-vs-nurture. It’s built into…

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Posted in: Motivation, Productivity, Writing Filed under: art, craft, creativity, fear, genius, grit, productivity, writing

Pity for the Walking Dead: Keep Fighting

August 16, 2017 pcmccollum 2 Comments

“These people, thousands of them, were called the Muselmänner, the ‘moslems’ or ‘walking dead,’ for whom time ran out before they…

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Posted in: Motivation, Productivity, Writing Filed under: motivation, wednesdaywisdom, writing

Unleash Your Ladybugs: How to Generate Brilliant Ideas

August 10, 2017 pcmccollum 2 Comments

In an effort to combat the aphids invading our garden, we have invested in nature’s cure — ladybugs. We purchased three…

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Posted in: Productivity, Writing Filed under: creativity, ideas, story ideas, writing

Believe It or Not, You Have a Choice

August 9, 2017 pcmccollum 6 Comments

Life gives us many choices. Sometimes they may not appear to be there, but they are. Sometimes they are pretty…

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Posted in: Me, Productivity Filed under: choices, fear, goals, productivity, wednesdaywisdom, wisdom

No Lights. No Camera. Just Action.

July 28, 2017 pcmccollum Leave a comment

“Whatever it is, figuring it out isn’t enough. Once you know something that might help, you have to do it.” —…

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Posted in: Motivation, Productivity, Writing Filed under: action, amwriting, motivation, overthinking, writing

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