Writing Off the Grid

Pursing a life of writing off the grid, I understand the importance of creating a vision for your life. You must be crystal clear about what it is you want your life to look like. If you don’t know what you want, or if you’re wishy-washy about it, it’s quite possible that you will end up exactly where you do not what to go.

Clarity

I’m spending a lot of time journalling lately (outside of my usual Morning Pages). My goal is to get at the core of what it is that I truly want. And it’s not easy. As so many things come up—be a full-time creator, run a sub 3:30:00 marathon, be debt-free—self-doubt always creeps in and derails me. Or tries to. Questions like, ‘Who do I think I am?’ or ‘Do you really think you can pull that off?’ have me second guessing myself. [Read more…] about Create a Vision for Your Life

It has been a month since I stepped away from social media because I wasn’t where I wanted to be. I wasn’t being intentional about how I was spending my time. As much as I told myself that writing and running were important to me, I let social media steal my time. I accept responsibility for that. And I know I must do better, and be better, to change my life. Because I don’t want to be in the same place, doing the same things, in a year’s time. That means I must become obsessive about change.

Nature has given the opportunity of happiness to all, knew they but how to use it. – Claudian¹

I Will Be Great

Like I mentioned above, being in the same place and doing the same things next year are not options. So, I’ve become obsessive about self-improvement. I not only listen to podcasts and read books, but I am actively implementing what I’m learning. And sometimes it is uncomfortable because it is forcing me into discomfort. [Read more…] about Become Obsessive

1. Ben-Shahara, T. (2007.) Happier: Learn the Secrets to Daily Joy and Lasting Fulfillment. New York, McGraw-Hill, p. 13. [↩]