Lack of focus can make you feel like a loser. Everyone is disappointed because you have so much potential but you are all over the place. You are not a bad person if you like to juggle several things at once. it is not an excuse for bad behavior and never following through. It is…

I admire people who always knew what they wanted to be when they grew up.  Not everybody knows exactly what is the best thing to do at any given time. Concentrate on what brings you the highest reward both financially and emotionally. You will have to make some tough choices, many times between better and…

The only way to rise to the top is to defeat your weaknesses.  For many, that means doing the work and staying with it despite being distracted. Learn to love your work – even the pricky bits – and you won’t be so distractable, and self discipline will feel more like self indulgence, which is…

Perhaps the worst failing common to creative people – and the one that leads to many of the others – is dishonesty.  Not being honest with yourself. Face yourself. Recognize who you are. Understand who you want to be and why. That is the first, most vital step toward setting goals, and setting goals is…

Do you ever feel as though your life is like being in a boat without a rudder and at the mercy of the winds? Being unemployed or underemployed does not help. You must keep your head above water. Stay away from the rocky shoreline and keep the boat afloat with positive storytelling to yourself about…