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I have SO many projects and drafts of blog posts started. It does serve one good purpose: I get ideas out there so I have something to turn to when I don't know what to write about, especially for my blog or freelance assignments.

But then I have to force myself to finish pieces because resistance is real. First, keeping up on my Substack because I want to build a consistent audience. Second, finishing work I get paid for. Third, work on finishing ONE book at a time.

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Good tip for ranking the projects. Thank you!

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I sometimes ask myself what I should work on next - and an answer often appears.

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Ah yes. Resistance. The closer we get to our destination, the more we keep slip-sliding away. Telling that voice to kindly f*ck off so we can write is brilliant! I also love that by examining what that voice is trying to steer you from allows your deepest call to decide what is the highest interest, desire, curiosity, etc.

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Great advice, as always, especially about the importance of curiosity. I tell my students something similar: write what's top of mind or calling to you in the moment.

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Oh I love this! Such excellent advice - 'there's no wrong idea!'

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