by daniel@getitinwriting.net | Oct 6, 2024 | Newsletter
Saying Yes It’s long been a recurring conversation with so many of my friends and colleagues: how many times we’ve said yes without a clue about what we were getting ourselves into. Often it’s an unexpected opportunity. An unplanned diversion from where we thought we...
by daniel@getitinwriting.net | Sep 7, 2024 | Newsletter
It’s an Asset, Not a Deficit In today’s media-saturated, hyper-accelerated world, there’s a growing awareness and acceptance of neurodiversity – Attention Deficit and its close cousins across “the spectrum.” And most of us in the creative arts will readily...
by daniel@getitinwriting.net | Jul 21, 2024 | Newsletter
Fear Itself “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” That famous quote from Franklin Roosevelt hit home with a nation torn apart by war. But taken in a more general context, it’s a brilliant metaphor for life. Fear can be a great motivator....
by daniel@getitinwriting.net | Jul 6, 2024 | Newsletter
(Re)Phrasing the Question Language is a funny thing. Often, nuance matters more than words. The answers you get depend on how you choose to phrase the question. Each of us, consciously or unwittingly, are choice architects. Our decisions on how we frame our questions,...
by daniel@getitinwriting.net | Jun 10, 2024 | Newsletter
Need to Choose vs. Choose to Need Words often say more than we intend. The word “need” carries a wide range of connotations. “I need you to listen.” “I need to do that.” And often — whether consciously or subconsciously — we...
