Writing Motivation

When it comes to creating ideas, we hold ourselves back. Thats because inside each of us is an internal editor whose job is to forever polish our thoughts, so we sound smart and in control, and so that we fit into society. But what happens when we encounter problems for which such conventional thinking fails us? How do we get unstuck? For Mark Levy, the answer is freewriting....

Maria Bamford is a creative genius. But the process of creating is not something that “comes easily” or “is enjoyable” for her. So, over the years, she’s invented a number of helpful techniques for tricking, shaming, coercing herself into doing things. You Are (A Comedy) Special is 15-step comedic send up of a self help guide that examines Maria’s approach to stand-up in a hilarious fashion.

Why We Travel is a smart-thinking travel book, which uses travel as a window into human motivations. It explores what we can gain from venturing out into the world. It threads together reflective memoir, evocative travelogue, research, conversation, advice and big ideas. Some of the travels are epic adventures; others are closer to home; and some are journeys of internal exploration.

What is talent? How do you fulfil your potential? How do you create a winning team? These three simple questions, which are fundamental to the running of any successful business, take Ben Lyttleton on a fascinating journey to some of the world's top football clubs to discover the innovative new methods of developing and maximising talent.

For Mike Krzyzewski, head coach of the Duke University men's basketball team, certain words have special importance and force. Coach K uses them every day to energize, motivate, and teach his players how to be winners on the court and in every aspect of their lives. Now, in Beyond Basketball, he offers 40 short, hard-hitting audio essays that will educate and inspire. Each is centered on an important keyword and illustrated with anecdotes from his personal experiences.

Stretching across 500 miles of northern Spain, the Camino de Santiago has been a pilgrimage route for centuries. Setting off as a competitive, shrewd negotiator with little patience for small talk, Victor Prince emerged as a very different person - more balanced, more caring, more present in the moment, but looking to the future. Prince translates this growth experience into seven leadership skills, each linked to values that have guided Camino travelers for centuries.

Writing is important to many of us—for our careers, studies, businesses or creative fulfilment—but sitting down and doing it can feel impossible. We often struggle to give it the attention it deserves. We can't find time. Our focus is torn. Distractions are everywhere. Our inner critic keeps telling us we're no good. But what if you could find a highly effective writing habit that was perfect for you? Bec Evans and Chris Smith have helped thousands of people stop procrastinating, overcome their blocks and reach their writing goals. Now they share their successful approach with you.

Written by Jack Foster, a creative director for various advertising agencies with more than 40 years experience, How to Get Ideas (over 90,000 copies sold and translated into 15 languages) is a fun, accessible, and practical guide that takes the mystery and confusion out of developing new ideas.

Success is something that many of us are encouraged to pursue from a young age - but what defines 'success'? Many people are taught to set goals in pursuit of a generic definition of success that is dictated by society: chase money, pass exams, build profile, attract followers, or generate likes. Even if we do reach the top of the mountain, we often find it to be less than we expected. Living someone else’s life is draining; individuals are tired and society is poorer as a consequence. The Modern Maverick sets out a roadmap for a different way forward.

All of us are running the marathon of success where each individual aspires to become more successful and contented than the rest around them. People locate happiness and inner gratification their whole lives—some find it in money and possessing objects, animals, houses, fancy cars, and others in things like family, relationships, exercise, holidays, friends, and experiences.

Business from the Heart reflects Andrew’s personal story and is packed with practical down to Earth solutions on providing your customers with a consistent experience, recruiting the right people, personal reflection to spending less time on your phone. There is something for everyone in this great listen. Business from the Heart was never intended to be "my private story". It began as a collection of thoughts and business ideas. However, as the title suggests, business and the heart are entwined as is our personal and business life.

Mental health is on everyone’s minds these days. People are looking for a something to help but don’t know what to do. Pioneering a program to meet this need head on, the author found a way to reach students and give them the tools they need through a medium they already experience daily: music. This is a practical guide for using songwriting for personal fulfillment that backs up its assertions with research-based evidence from multiple fields of study: physics, psychology, anthropology, music therapy, evolutionary biology, and the wisdom of centuries of music makers.

Your thoughts are so powerful that they can move you forward or hold you back. They drive your actions, feelings, and habits. You may praise yourself or criticize yourself. You could just think about finishing that half-written song - or you can use the power of your mind to imagine the outcome, then take focused steps to finish it. Everything you manifest in your life is the direct result of what you think about on a consistent basis. This includes your success as a songwriter!

Who can benefit from art therapy? The best thing about art therapy is that it doesn’t ask for you to have the mad skills of Leonardo da Vinci or Picasso to to reap its benefits. Discover the benefits of music therapy, dance therapy, drawing therapy, coloring, art therapy, and neuroscience to improve your life.

Landing that dream job can be intimidating, but the process of creating an eye-catching, engaging cover letter doesn’t have to be. If you have ever wanted to improve your composition skills, just follow these seven easy steps! This guide will apply tried-and-true methods, modern approaches, and anecdotal examples that tie it all together in just seven easy steps. Take the best of both worlds and fuse a correspondence that will have the reader sitting up and taking notice.

Business, like any adventure, begins with a leap into the unknown. Brian Tracy's first dream was of a journey. Not a leisurely drive to the beach or a weekend campout-a wide open adventure that would take him 17,000 miles from his home on Canada's Pacific Coast all the way to South Africa. His journey - a harrowing series of false starts, long days, and narrow escapes- taught him about "becoming unstoppable," not only in pursuing adventure but in daily life and business as well.

If you feel you're drifting through life with little to show for your efforts and time, this audiobook is for you. If you are constantly torn among different directions in terms of plans and fail to achieve much of anything because you're constantly starting stuff and never finishing anything, this audiobook is for you. If you feel that you try so hard, but nothing seems to work, this audiobook will help you achieve a breakthrough.

Selbstfindung ist nicht einfach und manchmal brauchen wir sogar eine Lebenskrise, die uns zu Glück und Erfolg führt. Wir müssen unser Mindset verändern und uns selbst kennenlernen, wenn wir Erfüllung suchen. Motivation fürs Leben ist ein kurzgefasster Selbstfindungs-Ratgeber, der unkompliziert die Basis für Selbstvertrauen und Selbstliebe schafft. Die einfachen Coaching-Übungen lassen sich problemlos in den Alltag integrieren. In den eigenen Lebenserfahrungen, die uns die Autorin schildert, können wir uns alle wiederfinden.

Narrating Audible Books at Home: A Step-by-Step Guide by Rachel Edwards is a practical guide for authors who want to narrate and produce their own audiobooks. It provides a framework for creating Audible books from the comfort of home through a do-it-yourself approach. The book covers the entire process of audiobook creation, from making the initial decision to narrate your work, setting up accounts, preparing your studio space and equipment, techniques for quality narration, editing audio files, uploading to ACX, troubleshooting issues, calculating costs, and marketing the finished product.

In For You When I Am Gone, Rabbi Steve Leder taught us how to write an ethical will, a letter to our loved ones that helps them understand what we have learned about how to live a meaningful life. Now, in this beautiful journal, Rabbi Leder provides prompts, exercises, and inspirational quotes to help us write our own ethical wills. As a helpful companion to the previous book or a complete stand-alone, this journal will show each of us how to create a lasting, meaningful legacy while enjoying the process of examining our lives.