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The very first workshop I ran as a Lifestyle Coach caught me completely off guard. I had a small group of writers for the afternoon, and explained we were going to warm up with a series of questions they could journal on. I kicked off with: 'What do you truly want?' Some people started writing, others stared into space, and one writer began to cry... 'I'm SO sorry,' she managed. 'It's just I don't think I've ever been asked that question before by someone who's genuinely interested in the answer.' When I asked her what the answer was, more tears fell. She shook her head, saying, 'I really don't know.' I understood. Both the tears, AND the not knowing. I had felt the same, at one time in my life. What does your heart desire? Is there one thing - more than anything - you'd love to achieve? Here's the thing about what we want: we may not actually know what it is yet. In fact, we might be more clear about what we DON'T want. Perhaps we've spent so long providing for others' needs that it feels impossible to focus on our own. Maybe we think our heart's desire isn't possible. I want to change that! Come find me in my Facebook Community - link in bio. 😊 Gabriela x Gabriela x #WriteNoMatterWhat Mindset and Performance Coaching for Professional Writers and Artists! Get the words on the page, Get in that window display! #writingprize #writingcharacters #writerslift # #writingproblem #writingadventures #essaywritinghelponline #amwritingabook #writersblogs #writersnetworking #writersdreams #writerslift #writemoreletter #entrepreneurwriter #writingsupport #writinggoal #writeabook #writinglife #writemybook #writersoflondon #copywritingskills #mywrittenword #mindsetsmart #goldmedalmindset #mindproWe might be nervous of what people will think of our writing, or keen to live up to a certain standard. Here, is where we are allowing our ‘survival instincts’ to define our creativity. It’s not much fun in this place! There is another way. 🌟 Writing that says, ‘look beyond me’ is where we write the way we truly want, say it the way we want to say. We take our reader beyond the words and into ourselves! 😊 Gabriela x #WriteNoMatterWhat Mindset and Performance Coaching for Professional Writers and Artists! Get the words on the page, Get in that window display! #writingprize #writingcharacters #writerslift # #writingproblem #writingadventures #essaywritinghelponline #amwritingabook #writersblogs #writersnetworking #writersdreams #writerslift #writemoreletter #entrepreneurwriter #writingsupport #writinggoal #writeabook #writinglife #writemybook #writersoflondon #copywritingskills #mywrittenword #mindsetsmart #goldmedalmindset #mindprocessFuture-oriented thinking is vital for success in reaching your dream, but only if you do it the right way. The problem is that this can be hard to do sometimes. Oftentimes when we're sure that we're thinking about the future, our minds are getting caught in the past. This can be a hard mistake to recognize, but if you don't catch it, you'll become your own biggest obstacle. Whenever you catch yourself worrying about what success will look like, you're getting caught in the past. 😊💕 I hope you find this video useful. The full version is on my YouTube channel and you can find my Facebook link in my bio. Gabriela x #WriteNoMatterWhat Mindset and Performance Coaching for Professional Writers and Artists! Get the words on the page, Get in that window display! #writingprize #writingcharacters #writerslift # #writingproblem #writingadventures #essaywritinghelponline #amwritingabook #writersblogs #writersnetworking #writersdreams #writerslift #writemoreletter #entrepreneurwriter #writingsupport #writinggoal #writeabook #writinglife #writemybook #writersoflondon #copywritingskills #mywrittenword #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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