Imposter Syndrome

Are you an agreeable person? Go on and say yes for a laugh. You know, the person who always says yes no matter what and then ends up exhausted because you’ve overcommitted yourself to too many things. Or worse: You’re a pushover and a total loser. And you feel like…

#2: Let doubt or looking dumb stop you from trying — Most people think about creativity as a mystical trait; creativity is something you’re either born with, or not. You have it, or you don’t. As a close student and practitioner of creativity, in my book Creative Doing and interviews, I constantly debunk this myth. I make the case that everybody…

And Why You Go For It — Sometimes — Being mistaken for someone in reception is a common occurrence. But what if the stakes are high? What would you do? Following a mix-up in the reception area, Guy Goma, a graduate of the Congo, appeared on the BBC news channel in 2006 instead of an IT industry expert. He…

3 Instant Wins You Can Do Today — You know, the person who’s always in a bad mood. They’re the ones who can’t seem to get along with anyone in your office and make everyone else feel terrible about themselves. It’s not easy, but there are ways to make life easier for yourself (and everyone else) 3. You keep your distance It’s not…

#6. Pat yourself on the back — I’ve written articles online every single day for 2+ years. Yet the biggest problem I still see with aspiring writers is this damn disease: Perfectionism. You can’t get out of your own head. Everything you write will be tainted as “not good enough” until you have an Ernest Hemingway-type hit. …

Because if you don’t laugh, you’ll cry. As a writer, there are a few struggles that we all understand to be universal truths. And, if we’re being honest, they’re usually pretty hilarious (in a tragic, desperate sort of way). 1. Writer’s block Sometimes we want to write, but can’t. The words won’t come…