The Principle of Priority states (a) you must know the difference between what is urgent and what is important, and (b) you must do what’s important first.

If you're are paralyzed with fear it's a good sign. It shows you what you have to do.

We feed it [Resistance] with power by our fear of it. Master that fear and we conquer Resistance.

A great trick that I learned having worked as a screenwriter for many years, the way screenwriters work, is they break the project down into three-act structure: Act 1, Act 2, Act 3. I think that is a great way to break down any project, whether it's a new business or anything at all.

Art is a war - between ourselves and the forces of self-sabotage that would stop us from doing our work. The artist is a warrior.

The professional loves her work. She is invested in it wholeheartedly. But she does not forget that the work is not her.

Right now with blogs and the flood of internet access, a multitude of aspiring writers think they're ready for prime time. They're not. Be great. Read. Write. Bust your ass. Learn and find your voice. As hard as you think it is, it's a hundred times harder.