WCP44 Monday morning on the mountain with Mishka
06/27/19 • 23 min
On Monday mornings I used to be cranky and anxious. It’s not a great combo any time, and not a great foundation for the week ahead. Now I have a ritual that helps me transition ... and I actually look forward to that time when I get to look at my writing projects from a totally different perspective. Creating a ritual or two in your writing life can provide structure, meaning, and momentum.
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Twyla Tharp’s “The Creative Habit”
WCP 15: How Nelson Mandela taught me to write faster
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On Monday mornings I used to be cranky and anxious. It’s not a great combo any time, and not a great foundation for the week ahead. Now I have a ritual that helps me transition ... and I actually look forward to that time when I get to look at my writing projects from a totally different perspective. Creating a ritual or two in your writing life can provide structure, meaning, and momentum.
25k GIVEAWAY:
To celebrate 25,000 downloads of the Writing Coach Podcast, we’re doing a giveaway on Facebook and Instagram for $25 Amazon.com gift certificates. Look for the post with “25k giveaway.” Leave a comment saying why you listen, and tag a friend. Winners will be announced on Monday.
MENTIONED ON THIS EPISODE:
Twyla Tharp’s “The Creative Habit”
WCP 15: How Nelson Mandela taught me to write faster
SHARE THE PODCAST:
Help other writers find this show by writing a review on Apple Podcasts.
Or take a screenshot when listening and share it on Instagram Stories. Tag me @FreelanceWriterBootcamp and/or use #WritingCoachPodcast.
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WCP43 Bridge thoughts
Often when I start coaching a writer, they ask, “How do I get myself to do this thing I know I should do?” The short answer is to change the thinking that’s causing your blocks. If you think differently, you’ll feel and act differently too.
Bridge thoughts are a mindset management tool that can help you overcome imposter syndrome, not setting boundaries, underearning, procrastination, and so many of the problems writers face that we’ve talked about in previous podcast episodes.
This isn’t about asking you to pretend to believe things that aren’t true. It’s the opposite, it’s about first identifying things that you believe that *aren’t true, and then to replace those beliefs with thoughts that *are true.
This episode is for those of you who are ready to take your writer mindset management to the next level. You may want to go back to episode 1 for a refresher first.
MENTIONED ON THIS EPISODE:
WCP 33: A writer by any other name
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WCP45 Setting freelance writing goals, Vol. 3
In the first two quarters, we discussed setting and working toward your goals. Today we talk about something you might not have bargained for: You reached your goal but it turns out it isn’t all you thought it would be. Your life didn’t change. That big article didn’t make you famous. Or rich. Or confident. You did all the hard things and you’re still you. Now what?
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MENTIONED ON THIS EPISODE:
WCP 1: What’s your problem? WCP 20: Setting freelance writer goals Vol. I WCP 36: Editing expectations WCP 32: Setting freelance writer goals Vol. II
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