A birthday present
It was my birthday this week. š
Birthdays, like new years, are a time when I like to review. I ask myself, how have I changed, what am I proud of, what would I like to create this next year? This past year has been one of tremendous growth for me. That makes it exciting to look back on. It's also humbling. I've become a version of myself I used to only imagine.
How did I get here? There have been SO MANY tools and teachers along the way. But today I'm just going to tell you about one of them: daily writing.
Nearly nine years ago, I read The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron. One of her assignments is to do daily writing that she calls morning pages.
I began this practice because I was in grad school studying writing. I wanted to be a better writer, and I'd heard good things about Cameron's approach.
But what I got from daily writing was so much bigger, so much better than just becoming a better writer. (Spoiler alert: it also made me a better, faster writer.)
I showed up to daily writing for the writing. But what I found was that showing up to that practice helped me solve problems, achieve goals, and create clarity on life choices. It helped me do better work in corporate, and it also helped me to say goodbye to corporate so I could launch my own business.
It's one of the single most powerful tools I've ever used. And that's why, in honor of my birthday, I want to share it with you.
Here's a worksheet with some of my favorite prompts. They've created massive change in my life, and they will blow your mind if you let them.
(And for the recovering perfectionists like me: you do not have to do this work every day for it to be valuable. Go for the practice, not for perfection.)
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