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Change Your Self-Talk with an Eval Sandwich
An evaluation sandwich: like — improve — like again. The key is offering small suggestions for improvement. Not just saying "this didn't work" or "that was wrong."
Shawndra Holmberg
Apr 242 min read


It's Spring - Organize Outside Areas
As a writer or creative, you need breaks to think, relax, play, putter, read, and even work. As winter recedes, your outside areas become fair game for these activities.
Shawndra Holmberg
Mar 72 min read


4 Quick Changes to Make for Reasonable Portion Sizes
4 quick changes that you can support reasonable portion sizes:
Shawndra Holmberg
Mar 61 min read


5 Things to Add (and 4 Things to Remove)
If you want to write "someday" or be more creative, these are 5 things to add to your schedule and 4 things to remove.
Shawndra Holmberg
Mar 63 min read


3 small everyday organizing tools that make me smile
It's the small, everyday things in my life that are making me smile this month. Here are the 3 everyday organizing tools that are making my life easier.
Shawndra Holmberg
Mar 53 min read


Identify Your Distractions and Boost Your Writing Life: A Review of Joshua Becker's Things That Matter
My thoughts on Things That Matter: Overcoming Distraction to Pursue a More Meaningful Life by Joshua Becker.
Shawndra Holmberg
Mar 54 min read


Keep, Let Go, Begin
Many times our goals and resolutions are established without taking into account the rest of our lives, responsibilities and needs. What do you want to KEEP? What are you ready to LET GO of this next year? What would you like to BEGIN?
Shawndra Holmberg
Mar 51 min read


Transitions & Changes
Change is what happens outside of us. Our environment changes, our circumstances change and, of course, our choices change. Transition is what happens within us. Sometimes we get stuck and we don’t make the transition.
Shawndra Holmberg
Feb 262 min read


Quick Organizing Actions You Can Complete in 15 Minutes or Less
Quick Organizing Actions You Can Complete in 15 Minutes or Less
Shawndra Holmberg
Feb 253 min read
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