Looking over the sea from a Greek island with a group of strangers. Some moments are too beautiful to keep to yourself.
Santorini, Greece
5 Ways To Make BETTER Goals
New Year's Eve is around the corner and that means New Year's resolutions are flying through the air left and right. What makes a goal good? What makes a resolution doable? Here are my 5 tips to making the best resolutions. DON'T BE VAGUE. Vague resolutions are WRONG because it's impossible to have a tangible …
Turn Fear Into Productivity
Fear is a real part of my life. A real emotion I feel every day. And with the new year coming up, I've started thinking about the direction I want my life to go and how to get there.
4 Things To Avoid When You’re Trying To Focus
Every writer knows that as soon as you sit down to write, focus tries to allude you. Some days it's easier than others to hang onto, but here are four things I avoid when I write.Â
Amsterdam, Netherlands
A bike casually perched on a bridge. The beautiful canals loop through the city and reflect the stunning architecture that lines their banks.Â
Why Should I Believe In Myself?
Writing is similar to exercising. Your mental strength and stubbornness is more important than your physical capability. What you believe you can do dictates what you'll accomplish.Â
Marseille, France
Sunset over the harbor. History seamlessly blended with the moment, a theme through the city. If I spoke french, my soul would long to live here.Â
Preparedness = SUCCESS!
I went to university in Scotland, and over there they do classes differently. Preparedness is valued, and if you aren't prepared, you receive judgmental glares from a disappointed lecturer who then marks down your paper. Uni exhausted me, but I did learn my lesson.
When You Don’t Feel Like Writing…
Writing is hard. It's especially hard to write when it's the fifth, or fifteenth, or fifty-sixth day in a row where you wake up and don't do it. How do I convince myself to write so often? Here's what I do.
Temple of Love, Versailles, France
Simple, yet beautiful between the willow trees. Walking next to the stream, listening to the water and wind, wandering to the stone steps. Peace. Perhaps how the creator of such a soothing place wished love could be.Â
Jules Conrad 