Brent P. Newhall's Blog
Self-improvement – Aug 2007

29 Aug 07 – 29 Aug 07

From The Accidental Creative:

Todd Henry writes:There's going to be some noticeable dips in quality and performance when we're taking risks and trying new things, because taking risks requires more energy, requires more focus. There's some sort of psychological trauma that's inflicted on us whenever we take a risk, whenever we step out and try something new.

That made me stop and think. So true. When we try something new, we need to reserve lots of space for relaxation and reflection, and be very forgiving of ourselves. We tend to compare our attempts against finished works of brilliance, and forget the years of worried, uncertain experimentation that built them.

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10 Aug 07 – 10 Aug 07

There's a great, short blog post over at My Two Dollars entitled There Will Be No Flashing Green Light, OK? It excellently explains something I've found to be true: we all have big plans, but often we put them on hold because now's not the right time. But for many things there is no right time.

Which is no reason to overload yourself. But why not make a list of ten cool things you've always wanted to do, and do the first thing you need to in each one?

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