Posts by Lynne
Seize the Opportunity
What are you waiting for? I’ve spent a good deal of my life waiting. In fact, I could say that I’m seriously an expert at it. I know and have used all the excuses: waiting for the right time, waiting to be sure, waiting until everything is perfectly aligned, waiting for the right person or…
Read MoreCan you Defy Gravity?
Three Takeaways from Wicked, the Musical One of my favorite plays of all time is Wicked. I’ve seen it four or five times and have the T-shirt to prove it! I love laughing at the clever lines and humming the inspiring music. I eagerly anticipate the best part of the play when Elphaba the wicked witch sings…
Read MoreAustin Kleon and How to Steal Like an Artist
Don’t Worry–Everyone is Doing It A few years ago I picked up a clever book called Steal Like an Artist . The author, Austin Kleon writes about something that every creative ultimately comes face to face with. Whether you are a writer, or a painter or a designer or a creative soul of any kind, you…
Read MoreWho Do You Want to Be?
Mindset and Practice are Key A while back, I sent an email to a friend, encouraging him to join a writing critique group that I attended. I explained that it was a group of other educators and that many of them wrote young adult fiction, an interest of his as well. Guess what his…
Read MoreFinding clients
Worn out with attracting clients? My first attempt at starting my own business was writing and selling children’s picture books for school counselors. I started it about nine years ago when I had not a clue about how to write a book or publish it, never mind how to promote or sell it. As it…
Read MoreWho do you think you are?
Your Mindset and How to Make it Work in Your Favor Who do you think you are to dream about starting a business? What makes you think you have a skill or talent that other people would want to invest in? Who made you an expert? Think you have something unique to offer? Think again……
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