by D.B. Smyth | @DB_Smyth | May 10, 2012 | On Craft, The Writing Life
This structure thing is kicking my trash! I’ve read several books and articles on the subject, but Save the Cat! came the closest to helping me wrap my head around it. Well, I should say Save the Cat! in conjunction with several blog posts from Lydia Sharp (who...
by D.B. Smyth | @DB_Smyth | May 8, 2012 | Beautiful Things, Courage, TED Talks
I needed a little piece of happy today so I turned to TED.com for inspiration, and WOW did I find it! Amy Purdy became a professional snowboarder despite losing both her legs to meningitis. She encourages us to take control of our lives, and our limits. “If your...
by D.B. Smyth | @DB_Smyth | May 7, 2012 | Beautiful Things, When Life Hurts
Friday a friend said an interesting thing to me. I sat on her couch tracing the designs of a throw pillow as I shared the frustration I felt in re-evaluating my life and the rules I allow to govern it. I couldn’t seem to reconcile my childhood rules with the choices...
by D.B. Smyth | @DB_Smyth | Apr 20, 2012 | Success Identity Challenge
I almost don’t want to write this post. We’ve spent over six weeks together building our success identity and here we are at the finish line (wait… isn’t that a song?). I’ve loved every moment of this experience, especially the tough...
by D.B. Smyth | @DB_Smyth | Apr 13, 2012 | Success Identity Challenge
Happy Friday, my friends, and welcome to the last week of our Success Identity Challenge! We made it! (almost, hehe). Survival “Basic, instinctual needs.” But survival usually refers to our basic need for food, water, clothing, shelter, breathing, personal...
by D.B. Smyth | @DB_Smyth | Apr 5, 2012 | Success Identity Challenge
What did I learn about FUN this week? 1. It’s not as easy as it looks. I discovered the things I thought were fun (video games, watching Bones, etc), didn’t actually make me feel better after the activity. In many cases I even felt worse–like a slug....
by D.B. Smyth | @DB_Smyth | Apr 4, 2012 | Wordlessly Wednesday
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by D.B. Smyth | @DB_Smyth | Mar 30, 2012 | Success Identity Challenge
*Think Dr. Suess’s Cat in the Hat 30 minute cartoon* Oh my goodness I am SOOOOO glad the heaviness of freedom is over and we get to enjoy the lightness that comes with a week of fun! Fun “Doing something you enjoy.” Or… is it?Pretty self...
by D.B. Smyth | @DB_Smyth | Mar 29, 2012 | Success Identity Challenge
This week has been particularly heavy for me as I’ve pondered on freedom–both my own sense of autonomy and choice as well as how I influence that same autonomy in others. I’ve had some great experiences (like buying a car… the first time...
by D.B. Smyth | @DB_Smyth | Mar 24, 2012 | Success Identity Challenge
Oh dear! Another Saturday post. I’m glad you love me anyway, hehe. My thoughts on power can be read in the comments below and I hope you’ll share your thoughts as well! (Next week I’m going to try and get a wrap-up posted on Thursday in addition to...
