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When I ask a writer if they want to resolve their priorities and they say, 'yeah, but is it really that simple?' we don't then focus on whether it IS or not. We focus on the writer, and their question. 'Is it really that simple?' What does such a question suggest? Doubt, perhaps? Skepticism? We're not going to climb on board a boat we're doubtful about - even if it's the boat to our priorities. If we're skeptical about the boat's capacity to stay afloat, we just won't get on. You know what that means, right? The boat, and all your priorities sail off. Without you. I'll be talking more about this tonight at 6pm. I hope you'll join me in my Facebook Group (link in bio) and learn how to be MASTER OF YOUR PRIORITIES. And, yes, it can be 'that simple' with one easy, thirty day practice that I'm happy to share with you later. Gabriela x #WriteNoMatterWhat Lifestyle and Mindset Coaching for Creative Professionals and Writers! Grow your brand! Write a book! Scale your business! Plan and execute a creative project! #writerproducer #professionalwriters #writingsuccess #creativepro #creativeproblems #creativeprofessionals #creativeproductivity #creativeentrepreneurship #creativewritingworkshop #professionalwriters #lifestylecoaches #writingcontent #writinglifestories #writinggoal #writersdreams #entrepreneurwriter #writinglife #writemybook #writingsupport #mindsetsmart #goldmedalmindset #mindproA lack of self worth might not come from an obvious place, or be easy to spot - other than a feeling of wishing for more. We’ve all been told to shut up at some point in our life, and because of the way language and experience is stored in the brain, we would have heard those words in our thoughts, perhaps dwelt on the moment - whether it was a boss, a boyfriend, a daughter or a total stranger, saying it to us. ‘Be quiet.’ ‘Nobody wants to hear what you have to say.’ That kid in the playground who puts their hands on their ears at you and says, ‘not listening, not listening’ and then blows a raspberry in your face. We will say or think it to ourselves, without even realising. And then, we might hear that voice when we imagine ourselves, our dreams, or ever being able to make the money we’d love. Take heart, because that voice can soften and even become your cheerleader. Gabriela x #WriteNoMatterWhat Lifestyle and Mindset Coaching for Creative Professionals and Writers! Grow your brand! Write a book! Scale your business! Plan and execute a creative project! #creativepro #creativeproblems #creativeprofessionals #creativeproductivity #creativeentrepreneurship #creativewritingworkshop #professionalwriters #lifestylecoaches #writingcontent #writinglifestories #writinggoal #writersdreams #entrepreneurwriter #writinglife #writemybook #writingsupport #mindsetsmart #goldmedalmindset #mindproDo you ever feel torn or undecided? Have you ever thought about the impact you'd like to have, or the following you'd like to grow so that you could count on people being out there who care about your work and what you have to say? Often our 'burden' comes from wanting something that we don't feel is possible. We transform this burden by practicing ways, each day, that we can believe in ourselves! #WriteNoMatterWhat Lifestyle and Mindset Coaching for Creative Professionals and Writers! Grow your brand! Write a book! Scale your business! Plan and execute a creative project! #creativepro #creativeproblems #creativeprofessionals #creativeproductivity #creativeentrepreneurship #creativewritingworkshop #professionalwriters #lifestylecoaches #writingcontent #writinglifestories #writinggoal #writersdreams #entrepreneurwriter #writinglife #writemybook #writingsupport #mindsetsmart #goldmedalmindset #mindproCategories
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Monthly Archives: December 2012
All a writer can ask
The first Christmas I remember, I was four. My dad was working on a project in Malawi to develop coffee production for those with smallholdings. My mother took me and my brother out to Africa for the holidays. (This is … Continue reading
Posted in Essay, Memoir
Tagged Africa, Awards, blogging, Christmas, followers, Gabriela Blandy, Holidays, how to write, Interconnection, Malawi, readers, travelling, winter, Writing
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A bus is at its best when it’s a taxi
Dan and I are walking over the bridge to the bus stop. It’s not yet six o’clock, but the winter darkness has the river hidden. Only the streetlights can cut through the black, casting golden beams across the sodden streets. … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir
Tagged Description, Gabriela Blandy, how to write, Memoir, Mexico, Story, travelling, Writing
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A collage of trees
My father says that he’s going to chop down the pines in the corner of the garden. They have grown beyond the space, their silhouettes distorted from pruning over the years. Still, this has never stopped the pigeons roosting and … Continue reading
Posted in History, Memoir
Tagged Albany, autumn, childhood, Denmark, Denmark River, Gabriela Blandy, History, how to write, Karri, Memoir, memory, Pine, seasons, tennis, trees, Western Australia, winter, Writing
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