Posts Tagged as: motivation
success is a surprise party
My idea was : I’ll do a Pay What You Can Day to retire The Spark Kit and kick-off THE FIRE STARTER SESSIONS pre-order party. My presumption was: I’ll sell enough Spark Kits to pay for a family vacation. Clear the energy for new things to come in. What happened was: We made an Amazon...
quick brilliance, ecstatic sex, fear extinguishing + a prayer for great expectations: my december round-up
Here’s my best from the twelfth month of 2011: How to accomplish great things quickly: when quick n’ dirty is totally genius: fast can make something that lasts. Don’t censor your passion in the name of practicality. Believe. Trust. Lock into your deadlines, SET THAT BAR HIGHER AND FOCUS…
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,...
would you sell your sofa to get closer to your dream? a short story about doing whatever it takes.
I gave a sermon recently at Marie Forleo’s now-legendary annual event, Rich Happy & Hot LIVE. (Get on the “let me know” list for RHH Live 2013. You’ll thank me for it.) Russell Simmons took the stage after me. (Russell Simmons, the founder of Def Jam Records, not Richard Simmons of Sweatin’ to the Oldies.)...
strike “overwhelmed” from your vocabulary
Your plate is full, right? You’ve been at this for a while. Life is your kind of kuh-raz-eee. And then it gets fuller, and the time has come, or there’s a curve-ball, and things get well n’ truly wild. And you could say, because it’s your right to, that you’re feeling “overwhelmed”. But don’t. Don’t...
the difference between motivation + inspiration
MOTIVATION You run the 5k to lose weight, stay in shape, raise money for cancer. Maybe to prove something. It’s on your bucket list. You made a bet. Only ten pounds to go. Achievement is thrilling. All fine reasons. INSPIRATION The runner’s high. My body simply has to run. When I run, I feel closer...
the grand pep talk: decide to rise (refer to this when in doubt, or sick & tired.)
I’m all for mental health days. And gentleness. And I think the world should take the month of December off. And for the love of God, a 4 day work week would revolutionize the collective human spirit and thusly, healthcare. But this pep talk isn’t about taking it easy, this is about another form of...
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 to resist success
I had just landed a quarter million dollar book deal with a major publisher, received a standing ovation at my speaking gig that weekend, and was flying home from New York with a new little Donna Karan number in my suitcase. Life was suh-weet in most every way. So naturally, I started obsessing about… earthquakes....
20 personal money practices that got me to a place of grooving prosperity. (part 1)
More than most subjects and matters of life, we tend to leave money wisdom to the experts. Fitness — we get that we need to do what works for us as individuals. Sex — you know that you’re the mistress or mister of your own domain. But money — few of us, would proclaim that...
- 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
- i renovated the temple! fresh site + new treats! for everyone!
- in honour of the fact that life is short
- focus, failure, assumption antidotes + surprise success: january roundup
- what is your relationship to…life?
- how to love the inevitable pain of getting focused. it hurts so good.
- the manifesto of encouragement
- the “What I Trust List”. why you need one, and how to do it.
- 20 personal money practices that got me to a place of grooving prosperity. (part 1)
- the grand pep talk: decide to rise (refer to this when in doubt, or sick & tired.)
- The Subtle & Abiding Sense of Failure Angel. Know her?
