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Mindset Shifts

Creative Manifesto   Honor your reality.

  Don’t compound failure with guilt.

  Resistance is your compass.

  Don’t panic. Just ask “How?”

  The “Wall” does not exist.

Honor Your Reality   Life is part of your reality.   Writing is also part of your reality.

You need to make room for both.

  This is not an excuse to be lazy.   Be honest with yourself. You’ll know

the difference.

Failure vs. Guilt   In mindfulness terms it’s like Pain vs. Suffering.   Suffering (i.e. guilt) is counterproductive.   Pain is objective. Suffering is subjective and

only compounds the pain.

In other words...   Feeling guilty when you fail to meet a goal will

not make words magically appear on the page.

Angst Jar   Honor the angst/guilt.

  Then channel it by putting it in the jar.

  Redirect your thoughts (sometimes multiple times each day).

Don’t ignore the angst; but you need to get it out of your way.

Resistance Is Your Compass   Resistance exists for a reason.   It is a powerful tool, like a compass.

Resistance usually stems from fear.   It flags topics or projects that are “dangerous”

or important, ones that have meaning.   When you feel resistance, pause and dig deep.

Figure out where this resistance is coming from.

Ask “How?”   Panic is suffering, and it’s counterproductive.   Turn panic-driven thoughts into questions.

Don’t say: “I can’t…,” Say: “How can I…?”

  This may seem like semantics, but there’s a subtle—and important—difference.

  A statement implies there is no answer. A question suggests that the answer is there, you just haven’t found it yet.

Which brings me to…

“The Wall”