@ClaireMichaeljohn

🇦🇺 Aussie writer | scientist | economist | business coach | keeper of cats | purveyor of nuance | wonderer | #mediumwriters.😻

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“There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will,” Epictetus, a Greek Stoic philosopher

Stop worrying.

Use your energy in better ways.

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Let your readers tell you ...

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Are your friends 'Real friends' or 'Shadow friends'?

You will find out during your tough times.

Keep those real friends close.

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Your most valuable commodity?

It's Energy, not Time.

How do you cultivate and nurture your energy?

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@evielync It looks great Ev

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Strengthening old brain circuits and building new ones for a skill we are practicing, requires us to pay attention.

Skill in focusing needs to be nurtured.

You might like:

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If you are struggling with your writing, maybe you need to:

* set new standards
* self-monitor more often
* admit to what is holding you back
* keep going
* make some changes
* keep going

You will get there!

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Some simple words to use in your headlines -

easy, amazing, simple, show, startling, advanced, how to, free, method, reveals, now, discover, plan and you

(from Robert W Bly)

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Dr Norman Vincent Peale says:

'If you think in negative terms you will get negative results.'

Here's my take on it -

https://t.co/JLZLvL3Css

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The opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice; it is conformity.

(Rollo May, Man's Search for Himself)

Be different every day!!
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One way to sharpen your critical thinking is to argue with yourself.

May be best not to do it out loud!

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Thinking ... thinking ... never stop ...

How do you foster your creative thinking?

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Once you learn something new, you have to practice it.

Passive learning creates knowledge. Active practice creates skill.

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Do you like learning about your craft?

Reading is a great way to learn.

What you put into life is what you get out of it.

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@evielync Good luck with it all!

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Do you have a morning routine?

I like to start my mornings calmly and purposefully.

It helps me focus and makes me feel spiritually more powerful - more able to grasp the day!

How about you?

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Do you practice Dan Silvestre's monk-mode mornings?

Before noon: no meetings, no calls, no texts, no email, no Slack, no Internet.

You instead work deeply on things that matter.

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Naomi Klein urges us to shift from movements of dissent to movements of transformation

Bold change when we energise hope ...

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William Zinsser says: 'Nouns that denote concepts are the death of vigorous writing. Good writing is specific and concrete.'

Do you agree?
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Plutarch was right when he said, “The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.”

Don't keep stuffing it full of stuff - burn some of it every day.

Create something great!
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