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Set an 'out of this world' goal. Get comfortable and turn on your imaginations. On the planet, write your goal and why you want to accomplish it. In each star, write a small step you will take to get to your goal. In the comets, write down things you can say to yourself to help you keep going if things get tricky or complicated. Breaking your goals down into smaller steps helps you to move towards accomplishing your goal without getting frustrated.
Do you ever feel like you just need a push to get you started and going on your to-do list? The Pomodoro technique is designed to help you get unstuck and get you moving on your tasks. First, you'll take a minute to jot down some things you would like to accomplish. In each block here, just write down one thing you can get done in a 25-minute sprint. Set a timer, and get going! When the timer rings, you'll stop and take a 5-minute break (you can move around, stretch, get something to eat or drink, or read, but ideally step away from your screen). Then, you'll come back and tackle your next task for another 25-minute sprint. You keep repeating but after four task blocks, take a longer break (15 minutes) and then decide whether you want to keep going or not. This worksheet will help you outline what you hope to accomplish in four Pomodoro sprints with reminders to stop and take a break after each round.
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Here are the Prompts ⬇️ 1. Mastermind Brainstorming Prompt: "Act as a brainstorming partner for [Add your goal or project]. Generate 10 innovative and unconventional ideas to achieve [Specific...
The following are interviews and articles that I’ve written for popular media, some of which are in translation. Scroll down and below the articles, you’ll find my favorite books on healing, spirituality and medicine.
The word “gospel” literally means good word. From the 1st century onward, professed Christians have tried preaching their message in the language of the people whom they encounter. Because many languages in the past existed merely as spoken languages, without any written literature, it was difficult to discuss the doctrines of the scriptures with these illiterate tribes. For the past 2,000 years, missionaries have given people around the globe the gift of literacy by devising alphabets, syllabaries, and primers in order to spread their religious message. 10. Ufilas and Gothic Historians know that Ufilas was a preacher to the Goths
While the list of persuasive elements is long, here are three small but crucial moves, things that narrators do when they most successfully convince us.
Each year I select a theme instead of making New Year’s resolutions. This year was my year of Understanding and next year begins my year of Simplicity. It’s been an interesting year fo…
Students often struggle with avoidance and procrastination when it comes to their academic workload. Many times students will set goals, make commitments, and even establish a plan with realistic timelines and expectations but then do nothing. When students take no action and break their commitments...
The concept of how to move the plot often seems vague. Here's an easy way to know which scenes accomplish this necessary story technique and which don't.
While the list of persuasive elements is long, here are three small but crucial moves, things that narrators do when they most successfully convince us.
There are two things I am proud of accomplishing in my life. The first, learning to program, took several years. The second, writing and publishing a book, took over a year. Both required hard work…
That little voice of inadequacy in all of our heads, I think, is especially loud in the writers who want to write and get published, but simply cannot get up the gumption or nerve to finish whateve…
Before my son with autism turned 18 years old, I started writing a "to-do" list of items that I needed to accomplish in order to start preparing him for the rest of his life. I knew that he wouldn't be able to drive and that he would someday need assisted living arrangements, therefore finding transportation and an organization that offered housing assistance was imperative. My first step was to visit the websites of both local and federal organizations to check out their respective services
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According to Adam Smith, vanity is a vice that contains a promise: a vain person is much more likely than a person with low self-esteem to accomplish great things. Problematic as it may be from a moral perspective, vanity makes a person more likely to succeed in business, politics and other public pursuits. The great secret of education, Smith writes, is to…
Understand why and how to break these 7 common rules about writing dialogue, and you’ll write more effective, nuanced and engaging character conversations.
Launching is about accomplishing two things: teaching routines and getting students excited to do the work of reading and writing. It’s that simple. In this article you’ll find five mini lesson topics that you can use to accomplish both of these goals.
Launching is about accomplishing two things: teaching routines and getting students excited to do the work of reading and writing. It’s that simple. In this article you’ll find five mini lesson topics that you can use to accomplish both of these goals.
Launching is about accomplishing two things: teaching routines and getting students excited to do the work of reading and writing. It’s that simple. In this article you’ll find five mini lesson topics that you can use to accomplish both of these goals.
3. Escalation #1/Call to Adventure - Things get worse. Put pressure on your characters. Great place for heart-pounding action. Things happen
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