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"I'm not getting where I would like to be with the things i'm wanting to achieve..." Who can relate to this one? Such a great question to answer this week: Q: "I have all kinds of ideas about what i would like to write about, and then...I write an article and then I seem to go in slow motion backwards from continuing to write more." A: The mind works according to what we are telling it to do. Some of these instructions happen with our awareness - like when we decide to do something new - and some of these instructions happen without us knowing about them and form as habits. If you're finding yourself in a cycle of making progress, or having ideas, and then losing your momentum - either stopping, or even going in slow motion backwards, then this is an indication of an instruction that has become a habit. As long as you keep thinking, or telling yourself that you are not getting to where you want to be, the mind will continue to play out behaviour to fulfill that instruction. Here, is where we develop a habit of bursts of productivity that give brief moments of hope, followed by a ceremonious tumbling off the wagon! In order to create that fulfilling freelance career, we HAVE to remain consistent in terms of the actions we are taking. This is NON-NEGOTIABLE. Start small. Endeavor to work on your dream in some bite-sized way, EVERY DAY. Here, you will replace that old habit of stopping and starting with a more measured, trustworthy habit. When you see yourself showing up, every day, for your dream, that's when you will be able to start thinking, 'It's going to happen!' I hope this one was useful, amazing creatives. Please keep your questions coming! 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 #writiHave you taken a creative vitamin recently? What if, the next time you were fishing around on the supermarket shelves for some cold and flu relief, you spotted something unusual in the vitamin section? We might know from a slight itch in the throat, or a sniffle in the nose that we’re coming down with something, but don’t wait for the symptoms before getting on top of your creative health. Here’s one thing you can do right now to bring down your stress temperature, that sneeze of wishing you were earning more, or the chesty cough of knowing you’ve not yet lived up to your potential. Take a pause and think about one thing you’d like to make happen in your career – a project you’d love to finally finish, the perfect job you’ve been thinking about for years. Now, ask yourself: Am I interested in this, or am I committed? You will either free yourself from a weight, or make a long needed gear shift in order to see that commitment through. For the vitamin to take effect you need to answer this question with your body. We don’t THINK to ourselves, ‘aha! I have a cold’ – we FEEL the symptoms and then do what needs to be done! For the full video, see the link in my bio. 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 #mindproWhen 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 #mindproCategories
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Monthly Archives: October 2014
Writing isn’t just about having an idea – you have to know what to do with it
I’m sitting at the bar of a coffeeshop in Amsterdam, scribbling away. A man, standing next to me, gestures at my notebook and says: what do you write? I’m actually writing about my notebook, I tell him. Some people who … Continue reading
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