Three Good Paragraphs Can Make Your Day

Sometimes our expectations of ourselves as writers (whether we write to build business, express ourselves, or as a way to make a living) are way too high. It’s good to hold aspirations to be a highly-skilled, prolific writer. But what’s not good is when we...

Life-in-a-Notebook Planning System

Clients and students often ask me, “C.J., you always seem to have a million things going on. How do you keep track of it all?” Their questions imply that they believe I am more organized, focused, or productive than the average bear. Personally, I’m...

I Was Interrupted While Writing This

Modern always-connected life wasn’t designed for the professional or creative who needs to focus. It’s almost as if there is an internet-based conspiracy to interfere with your most important work. Kate I. Foley, an impossibly-young fiction author and...

Breakdowns Can Lead to Breakthroughs

The worst thing that can happen when a self-employed professional or creative is working on an important project — like a book, a course, a design, a website, or a report — is a breakdown. An essential resource is suddenly unavailable. One of your key...

Slay Your Productivity Dragons

They lie in wait for you when you least expect them — the productivity dragons of fear, resistance and procrastination. Just when you think you’ve defeated them at last, they rear their ugly heads again. What’s a self-employed professional or...

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