Tag Archives: follow your passions
When You Know Your Purpose, Everything Changes
“When we turn pro, everything becomes simple. Our aim centers on the ordering of our days in such a way that we overcome the fears that have paralyzed us in the past.” – Steven Pressfield, Turning Pro I’ve been reading Turning Pro, the new book by Steven Pressfield, and sequel to The War of Art […]
What Does It Mean To Follow Your Passions? [Part 2: Five Ways To Be Courageous]
Almost a month ago, I posted an article, What Does It Mean To Follow Your Passions? Part 1 (of a three-part series). In it, I used some pretty extreme examples including sex and chocolate cake. (Why does that remind me of so-called “Better-Than-Sex Cake” and how ridiculous a name that is? Sorry, the Mind Monkeys […]
The Inner Battle: How To Win Every Day – Free eBook
My readers have been so good to me, I decided to give something back. I’ve made The Inner Battle: How To Win Every Day, a free download. The Inner Battle is the shortest, and hopefully the most important ebook you’ll ever read. When lived, it will give you the courage to win your inner battles […]
What Does It Mean to Follow Your Passions? [Part 1: Passion Vs Desire]
We talk a lot about doing what you love, and following your passions. What do these things mean? One could answer, “I love making a lot of money,” or “I love having sex.”Does this mean that one can be following their passions by seeking after money and sex? While these answers seem ridiculous, I have […]
Nuts In a Blender: Creating Personal Art
I just got done with 6 hours of excruciating pain. No, I wasn’t at the dentist’s office, and there was no Iron Man triathlon today. What I was doing was much more difficult: I was turning my heart inside out for the world to see. I decided to do what I didn’t want to do: […]
“Never Tell Me the Odds”
From Empire Strikes back: C-3PO: Sir, the possibility of successfully navigating an asteroid field is approximately 3,720 to 1. Han Solo: Never tell me the odds. So…what’s the point? Well first, Han Solo is the pimp-daddy of the galaxy. (I need to get me some pants like his.) But more importantly, I think Han Solo […]
The Continued Adventures of Boba Fett and the Importance of Never Giving Up On Your Dreams
When I was maybe 14 or 15, my brother and I began to write a novel about the continued adventures of the bounty hunter Boba Fett. I had grown up loving Star Wars (in fact, I was born less than a month after the first Star Wars movie came out.) I can’t remember who had […]
