Posts Categorized: JumpStart Academy Newsletters
It’s the end of another year, which means, among other things, that I have to start learning to write 2006 on my checks. Considering I’m still working on the 2005 ones, I have a feeling I’m going to need some White-Out. It’s also, for many people, the symbolic end of one time and the beginning … Read the rest →
Okay, so it’s near the end of March, and technically, this isn’t exactly a March newsletter, but it’s close enough. FIGHTING THE WINTER WOES Hemingway had it, Picasso…name a great artist and chances are, you’ll find a link to depression, or at least to artist frustration. ALL of us have days when we’re up, days … Read the rest →
Motivation Matters…or Does It? It’s been a heck of a rough spring and summer on my end here. I’m a migraine sufferer and have had over 110 migraines since April. Suffice to say that a pounding, blinding headache doesn’t do much for one’s creativity or motivation to work And yet, work I have, as often … Read the rest →
FINDING YOUR MOMENT Oprah and her friends are now on XM Radio (channel 156 for those who subscribe) and she’s got all the wisdom gurus on thereBob Greene, Dr. Oz, Dr. Robin Smith, Maya Angelou and Marianne Williamson. The other day, Marianne Williamson said something that stuck me. She talked about being happy in the … Read the rest →
KEEP DOUBT FROM STEALING YOUR DREAM A friend sent me the following quote from Shakespeare: “Doubt is a thief that often makes us fear to tread where we might have won.” Ah, the words of the immortal bard. Have you seen “Shakespeare in Love?” In that movie, Shakespeare goes through many doubts and has to … Read the rest →
SOMETIMES YOU CAN’T I couldn’t write this past week. Every morning, I’d spread my work out in front of me, intent on being productive, but as soon as I turned on the television, my best intentions slipped away. The horror of the World Trade Center tragedy hit me hard. Maybe it was because I had … Read the rest →
ROADBLOCKS This week, I was inspired by a motivational calendar on my desk that came from my church. It said, “Be aware of roadblocks in life. Ask God for direction.” Now, I am not going to get into a religious treatise here, because this is certainly not the forum. I would, however, like to talk … Read the rest →