I’m not immune to making mistakes. It’s a rare day when I don’t make three of them. Before breakfast. Like the other day, when I neglected to notice that the lid to the oatmeal I was going to make was not securely latched (mistake #1 probably from...
Conflict is inevitable. It crops up when we least expect it and certainly when we least need it. Then again, who would ever need conflict? Well, A STORY does. Conflict is an essential story element. Without it, there’s no inciting incident or catalyst for...
Your job is what you do. It is not, however, who you are. But it can feel that way, especially when you consider the hours we spend at work and how that work guides our identity. “I am a television producer,” I’d respond to those who asked what I did...
This is for all of you who have a hard time saying that word. The one you want to say but find you can’t. The word that’s supposed to be a complete sentence in and of itself but so often is difficult to utter. “No.” We’re told that...
“What’s the point?” “I just feel like I’m working harder than ever and nothing’s working.” “It’s just not worth it.” Maybe you feel like this. Time to throw in the towel, pull up the stakes, and move on....
Things are kind of a mess right now. But you’re not. Even if you feel like you are. Even if you insist you are. Things aren’t working well. Things are broken. But you’re not. You’re you, being human in an increasingly complicated and messy...