A couple of notes I want to make about the Writer Burnout and Energy Pennies podcast episode. Link, in case you haven’t seen it: https://youtu.be/5-PUWCs6Vmo Because burnout is a topic that isn’t popular to address, and a very personal topic, I hesitated making this video. But I feel like I have to talk about it,…
SHOW NOTES I can get it all done. I can do all the things. But… can you? Given the amount of writers I’ve coached, and the number of people I’ve either taken through burnout or watched go through it, it’s a topic I have a lot to say about. Take a listen, if you’d like.…
Once you’ve fully burned out, “the pit” is where you go to hang out for a while. And it really is not fun. (Which is, I know, diminutive, but… it’s a hard place to be.) What does the pit look like? It looks like: I try to sit in front of my computer and write,…
SHOW NOTES Burnout. Have you been through it? Are you headed for it? Are you convinced it will never happen to you? It would probably be a good idea to take a listen. Given the amount of writers I’ve coached, and the number of people I’ve either taken through burnout or watched go through it,…
I was having a conversation with another coach yesterday about what our biggest learning curve has been regarding our careers. She asked me a very specific question about the type of clientele I coach (writers) that brought this answer out of me, and it surprised me. “I’ve learned that no matter how much someone dislikes…
The “Slide” metaphor is about the role that inertia plays in burnout (creative, physical, emotional, and spiritual). When you create a system (think something like a fuel injection system), and you “start” it, the system requires some sort of anti-inertia (like brakes) to stop its forward motion. Similarly, when you create the system of your…
SHOW NOTES Writers Write. But… do they? (You know me, you know what I’ll say:) Well, some do, and some don’t. And it’s not an indicator of being a “real” writer. It’s also not an anti-indicator. It’s all about (SURPRISE:) Alignment. That’s right. It’s alignment time again. So let’s question the premise! Important Links! Here…
SHOW NOTES Eight things authors need to quit doing in a crisis… Boy, if I thought last week was hard (confronting unrealistic expectations), then this week is WAY harder! Crisis management is hard to talk about with authors because everyone has an opinion based in their experience. But let’s talk to a nationally recognized crisis…
There is a difference between “stress” and “busy-ness.” Stress is literally defined as “strain; tightness”. If you think of earthquakes, and California. An “earthquake-proof” building is one that was specifically designed to be able to withstand the stress of the shaking earth. Stress is the strain on the joints of the building, exerted by the…
SHOW NOTES Yikes! Here’s a scary topic… releasing unrealistic expectations. I’m a little worried about how this will be received, so I hope that it lands well with you. I hope that you can release your unrealistic expectations right along with me. Important Links! EBT Training: https://www.ebtconnect.net CBT Training: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/296579 DBT Training: https://www.verywellmind.com/dialectical-behavior-therapy-1067402 Write Better…