“How can anyone see how great you are if you can’t see it in yourself?” I’ve been wanting to write this post for so long. But, like everything that requires the skill of confidence, I’ve been putting it off. Need to book that dentist appointment? It can wait. Need to call the guys about your…
Tag: change
The Truth About Setting Writing Goals (& How I Plan To Achieve Them)
“The harder you work for something, the greater you’ll feel when you achieve it.” I’ll keep it real straight from the off. Setting goals is a nightmare. It’s a pain in the neck. A thorn in every writer’s side. Yet, no matter how much we all try to put it off, we know we have…
Dear Younger Me…
“The only time you should ever look back is to see how far you’ve come.” Dear young Emily, Today I sat for a while. I thought about your childhood. I thought about your teenage years and what you were about to witness in the years after that. I thought about your happiness and your sorrows…
Advice from a writer: Career vs Leisure
“Don’t be afraid of change. You may lose something good, but you will probably end up gaining something better.” If you enjoy something, you stick at it. You practice that ‘something’, perhaps not even realising it at the time, but you do. Now, when I was at school, everyone was always encouraged to follow their…
What to do when you’ve hit a dead end.
“Everything begins with an idea.” I’ll be honest. I really struggled coming up with an idea for this week’s post. I seem to have covered a lot already, even though I know there is a hell of a lot of other topics to write about. I felt like I’d hit a bit of a dead…
Why You Should Accept Criticism.
“If you have no critics, you’ll likely have no success.” Being told you’re doing something wrong does tug at your heart a little, and thoughts along the lines of, “Why am I even doing this?” may play across your mind over and over. It’s normal. When you think you’re doing a good job and someone…
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