I was in a special English class in high school, the one for the word geeks and bookworms. That was me in the front row with big hair and leg warmers, talking Bronte and Shakespeare. Since I got a (merciful) 51% in Mathematics from Sister Rosemary, being a star in English gave me the confidence
When I hear Imogen Heap’s song, Last Train Home, I think about the True Strengths + Metrics of Ease chapter in THE FIRE STARTER SESSIONS. I had her on repeat in my attic for three weeks. And when my eyes were tired but my heart was full and the words were keeping me up at
I want to write about savage beasts in jungles of the psyche, the heart, the everyday. I want to write about red ambitions and sloppy ways of getting one’s desires fulfilled and the turmoil of perpetual wanting. I want to write about hunger. Hungry souls. Hungry eyes, pockets, bellies, sexing. I want to surrender to
You have to WANT to be inspired to be…inspired. The desire to be inspired is a special kind of craving that’s part of being self-aware. So many of us wait for it to light upon the crest of our minds like the blue bird of happiness, when really, we need to hunt inspiration down like
If you’re showing up as honestly as you know how to — you’re going to annoy someone. Criticism and counter opinions are part of dynamic expression and creativity. If you’re not generating some resistance, you’re probably not fully stepping out. For every seven people applauding, one person will hiss-boo, one will be indifferent, and one
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… is the fear that it’s already been done, said, created. (So why bother?) Say it, do it, make it anyway — but tell YOUR story along the way. The story of how you came to know what you know. The story of what you want to know more of. The story of why you
I’m taking a digital hiatus for a few weeks. No: publishing online, tweets, facebook, instagram, Pinterest. And everyone else at Team D will have a “juicing + sprucing” auto-responder on. We’re not going on vacation. We’re swabbing the decks and polishing our telescopes. And hanging new twinkly lights for you. Why is this newsworthy? It
Adam Baker asked me if I had a few things to say about mediocrity, and would I do so on camera. “You won’t be able to shut me up.” Then five guys with a lot of lighting showed up in my living room. And when I was done waxing philosophical I heard about their journey
Seth Godin explained where his blog comes from, and his answers matched with a lot of the questions that I’m often asked. Here’s my version. I write every article here and anywhere that has my name attributed to it. Always have, always will. I write every line of every book. That may sound obvious, but
