The Subtle & Abiding Sense of Failure Angel. Know her?
Ry Cooder is considered to be one of the greatest bluesmen of all time. Yet, on more than one occasion, with a sold out concert and multiple encores, he asked promoters to refund the audience their money because he felt, “I could have been better.” I have a painter friend whose art sells for $10,000...
how to accomplish great things quickly: when quick n’ dirty is totally genius
Sir Bob Geldolf wrote the lyrics to Do They Know It’s Christmas Time? in the back of the limo on his way to the recording studio. Between 11am and 7pm, with melody samples from Tears for Fears, and Boy George being flown in by Concord, Do They Know It’s Christmas Time? was in the can...
respecting your natural ability and your never, never, evers.
So an extreme runner, a baker, and a writer walk in to a dinner party… I didn’t even know there was such a thing as “extreme runners”. IronMen, yes, but extreme runners? People who run like, ONE HUNDRED MILES at a time. In a day. Over the course of 12 to 24 hours. Without, like,...
writers, speakers, story tellers. hear this: your life is your content
Need a story to tell at your next presentation? Blogs to craft? A memoir to shape? A thesis to personalize? A book inside you burning to be written…in digital, in print, for the world, or for your private time capsule? Think you’re starting from scratch? You’re not. Your life is your content. Here’s a sneak...
want to write a book? get ready. we’re coming for you.
There are approximately three quantum leaps, five leaps of faith, ten giant steps, and one thousand baby steps to getting your book into the world — on a shelf, or on an iPad. Writing a book could direct the course of your career. It could lead to infinitely important connections, multiple revenue streams, spin off...
thank you. i won’t let you down.
Rachel Crow is fourteen and she can SING. You’ll cry happy, cheer-leading tears when you watch this video. The gem of this comes at the end of the clip and it’s easy to miss. I had to watch this twice to catch it. SPOILER ALERT: When Rachel gets four thumbs UP from the judges (ya!)...
getting to good ideas
Charlie Gilkey asked me how I get to good ideas. My answer: relentlessly search for the why behind the what “So why did you go bankrupt?” I asked my mentor-man. “Because I was a drunk. But really, because I was greedy. I equated power with speed. I should have done half as much, twice as...
go out of your way to be uncertain
I’ve been thinking about innovation more intensely lately. For a few reasons: My sermon at Rich, Happy & Hot, still a few tix left — is on courage + innovation. I’m co-creating a new program, “Your Big Beautiful Book Plan”, launching in November, and intend to innovate in this well-trodden niche. And my friend, Jonathan...
how i kicked my time management habit and became exceedingly more productive, profitable and thrilled
I’m done putting my life into categories. Quadrants. Day types. Feck. Here’s how it happened: Last year I turned my life upside down. Took a break from marriage. Moved. Shelved numerous obligations to meet a writing deadline. Avoided said writing deadline for a long time. Slammed that writing deadline. Put my health significantly further up...
how to look hot in a photo : 22 tips + my favorite scrapped album
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . You need a good photo. Party shots where your bud had their arm around you, but they’re cut out of the picture (we know, it’s like, the best shot of you, ever); or back yard snaps with...
- She has the knowledge you need to succeed. What she has to say is what our spirits need to hear.
— Martha Beck | Steering By Starlight - ... ignites the mind in ways that could change your career and life.
— Scott Belsky | Making Ideas Happen - Danielle's passion leaps off the page, and reading a few chapters of this book will ignite you into action.
— Gretchen Rubin | The Happiness Project - ...the revolution you've been waiting for, it will shake-up and wake-up every aspect of your life.
— Kris Carr | Crazy Sexy Diet - ... the new, bad-ass Artist's Way.
— Linda Sivertsen | Generation Green - ... shows us how to do what the world tells us we can't: be unapologetic about our deepest desires.
— Gabrielle Bernstein | Spirit Junkie - The Fire Starter Sessions is a revelation. A virtual road map to more engaged state of being.
— Jonathan Fields | Uncertainty - Money, failure, power, appreciation — The Fire Starter Sessions doesn't leave anything out of the mix.
— Barbara Stanny | Overcoming Underearning - Danielle is one serious Fire Starter, and you'll be one too after reading this masterpiece.
— Chris Guillebeau | The Art of Non-Conformity
there’s more in the hot shop
including freebies
- how do you want it all to feel? sensuous goal refinement + emotional magnetizing
- in honour of the fact that life is short
- i renovated the temple! fresh site + new treats! for everyone!
- focus, failure, assumption antidotes + surprise success: january roundup
- how to conduct a great interview: punctuations + emotion
- the manifesto of encouragement
- what is your relationship to…life?
- how to love the inevitable pain of getting focused. it hurts so good.
- the grand pep talk: decide to rise (refer to this when in doubt, or sick & tired.)
- 20 personal money practices that got me to a place of grooving prosperity. (part 1)
