“Do not worry. You have always written before and you will write now. All you have to do is write one true sentence. Write the truest sentence that you know.” Ernest Hemingway When Hemingway wrote that snippet into his own notebook, he was telling himself that he is a writer, that he knows this to be true […]
How to be Sure that You will Succeed at Anything
Being sure about success and succeeding in anything is like trying to look into the future, you just can’t predict anything about it. But it is always coming at you, everyday, every minute. Better, if you really want to be sure that you will succeed at anything you do you must look inside of yourself […]
How to Write without Fear of Writer’s Block
Sean P. Durham There is a lot of advice written about writing. Often this advice is directed at beginner writers who are afraid of becoming overwhelmed by writer’s block and the imagined magnitude of having to write a novel, or a long story.Some beginner writers go for the short story and believe that it will […]
How to Overcome the Fear of Criticism
Winston Churchill had lots of critics. He didn’t allow the fear of criticism to hold him back. “You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.” ― Winston Churchill Fear of criticism dogs us all. It’s the most human of fears, and we spend so much energy doing battle with the […]
How to Go from Zero to Hero with this Method
First published in 2019 by Sean Patrick Durham Sean P. Durham Self Development is a natural process that all humans go through — throughout life. We cannot stop learning about our world, and ourselves. Most importantly we must make decisions about the things we learn about and put to use in our own lives. This is how we […]
Starting a Small Business over 50 years old
Are you too old to begin a New Venture? Starting out with a new idea in business — starting a small business at 50 plus of age, can seem like a wild ass idea to some baby-Boomers. But Steve Siebold, the author of “How Rich People Think”, has a different take on being older, wiser and ready for […]