by jlouden | Jul 20, 2022 | Blog, Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort
How to have your most productive creative or writing life 1. Forget productivity It’s a very misleading goal when it comes to writing and creating. For example, if you only focus on how many words you write each day and not on who you are writing to, what your point...
by jlouden | Jun 29, 2022 | Blog, Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort, Why Bother, Why Bother
We’ve all done it — bought a course or a digital product, maybe an expensive one, and never finished it. Maybe even never opened it. 😜 Maybe you thought someone had the answer to a burning question of yours or you were curious about what so-and-so knew or you...
by jlouden | Jun 15, 2022 | Blog, Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort, Why Bother, Why Bother
Even as the world is so dire and sorrowful, I’ve been brimming with bountiful gladness, which I am savoring because that’s what a smart person does. I’m glad for Bob’s lopsided gorgeous grin, for the steady courage of my daughter’s heart, for my bonus son’s delight...
by jlouden | Jun 8, 2022 | Blog, Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort, Why Bother, Why Bother
These days, many of us write as part of our daily life or to build our business and some of you amazing humans want to write to fulfill a dream — the dream of claiming your ideas and stories and sharing them. You’re so lucky to be drawn (or forced) into writing...
by jlouden | May 25, 2022 | Blog, Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort, Why Bother, Why Bother
I’ve been leading retreats including writing retreats for nearly 30 years. I even wrote a book about how to create your own retreats, The Woman’s Retreat Book–in fact, that was the book that got me on Oprah.😏 Why do I believe in retreats so much? Because the...
by jlouden | May 18, 2022 | Blog, Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort, Why Bother, Why Bother
I promised you another fantabulous resource round-up post — this time it’s books and TV shows I’ve loved recently. Hopefully something new to feed your brain. (Amazon links are offered for ease of research as well as Bookshop.) BOOKS Deborah Levy’s Real...
