My First Love
For the past few weeks I’ve been writing about creativity more than focusing on writing specifically. I like to stretch my metaphorical legs every now and then. But writing is my first true love, The One, the reason I started all this. And it can get a little jelly when I pay too much attention…
Not A Creative Bone In My Body
Recently I had a conversation with an acquaintance and mentioned that I had been writing these daily emails about writing and creativity. He snorted and said, “Well, I don’t have a creative bone in my body.” I then proceeded to launch into a long soliloquy about how creativity is actually in everybody, if you’re human you’re…
Success Is A Team Effort (Or, Laura Eats Humble Pie)
Today I was working through a client call and he mentioned Ed Mylett, an entrepreneur and motivational speaker I’d never heard of before. I Googled him, ready to be cynical. I generally try to steer clear of larger-than-life media personalities — I don’t need the sound bytes or the ra-ra inspirational chatter — but promptly…
What Would It Take?
Years ago I had the opportunity to work on a book called What Would It Take? The author is a kind, interesting person who took a break from hard tech to help entrepreneurs get out of the stress and chaos so many of them find themselves in as they figure out how to run their business.…
Be What You Are
In her recent book, City of Girls, Elizabeth Gilbert writes, “‘Life is both fleeting and dangerous, and there is no point in denying yourself pleasure, or being anything other than what you are.’” This, in a line, sums up why I want to help people write. It’s because you never know what’s going to happen, one…
Is It Creative Self-Care… Or Slacking?
Yesterday I had one of those super frustrating days where no matter what you do, getting in the zone just eludes you. I faffed around, trying to get stuff done, but it absolutely crawled all day. I did the bare minimum and it took me until 8.30pm to do it. When I finally went to…
“So What’s Your Writing Routine?”
When lockdown kicked off early last year, one of my first thoughts was, “No more long business trips! I get to stay home!” I’d been doing several multi-week trips to see clients and go to conferences every year since 2015, and I was pretty ready for a break (#introvertproblems). But since nearly all the marketing…
Time To Rest?
Is it hot as all get out where you are? Holy moly, it is hard to focus when you’re a human puddle. Summer in Lisbon is beautiful, but it’s also brutal. So on days like this, I give myself tiny tasks to do. If I make any progress on anything, it’s a win. I put on nice breezy music,…
There’s A Little Bit Of Creativity In Everyone
I’m working on a book project with a client who accidentally bombed out of the Air Force… and then built a multi-million dollar business within about three years. The guy is the quintessential entrepreneur (he would rather lose an arm than sleep in), so when he said recently that he thinks everyone has a little…
Private Writing Vs Public Writing
This week I started sharing these emails with a much bigger group of people, and I have to confess that this has made me quite nervous. Since I started writing every day, back in late 2020, I’ve really gotten in a good flow with them. Most days I’ll have a fresh idea ready to go…