What others want, or what you want?
I think there is a balance in the creative act between creating what we as creators want to see, read, hear, experience versus what...
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kevinholochwostaut
Oct 14, 20232 min
Bad At It.
You are a bad writer. You are not a good runner. You are weak, and can’t lift much weight. Your garden never looks as good as the...
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kevinholochwostaut
Oct 5, 20233 min
Garden
I want to talk to you about gardening, and some lessons I have learned in the weeds. I learned similar lessons doing power lifting, and I...
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kevinholochwostaut
Sep 24, 20232 min
Who's to Blame?
Life is going to go wrong. Today, tomorrow or someday, someone is going to tell you that something didn’t go the way you wanted. You...
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kevinholochwostaut
Sep 10, 20232 min
Last Things
When we think of memorable events, we usually think about first times best times and worst times. How often do we give thought to last...
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kevinholochwostaut
Aug 14, 20232 min
Five Percent...
From time to time, I play Dungeons and Dragons. For people who are not familiar with the idea of a table top role-playing game, it is a...
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kevinholochwostaut
Aug 5, 20232 min
Investment
What does the word call to mind? Perhaps you envision a person placing money in a bank, or purchasing stocks. Maybe you picture people in...
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kevinholochwostaut
Jul 22, 20232 min
Someday
Someday I am going to … What? What is your someday? Climb a specific mountain? See a specific world wonder? Say something you have always...
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kevinholochwostaut
Jul 9, 20232 min
One More Time
If you were guaranteed that trying one more time would change the outcome, would you do it? Would you put up with 100 rejections to...
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kevinholochwostaut
Jul 1, 20232 min
The Longest Road
To borrow an analogy from exercise, life is not a sprint. Life is not a marathon. Like is more than even an ultramarathon. It is a run...
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kevinholochwostaut
Jun 24, 20232 min
Your Hourglass
Captain hook is perhaps the quintessential character for me who feared death. Perhaps if not death he feared time. What more literal...
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kevinholochwostaut
Jun 17, 20232 min
But...I'm Better Than Them!
Whether you are dealing with writing, or any other creative pursuits, athletic pursuits, academic or work pursuits, I think every person...
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kevinholochwostaut
Jun 4, 20231 min
Embrace Failure. Embrace Discipline.
Embrace failure ... for next time. You will fail. You will fail in school, you will fail in friendships, you will fail in jobs, you will...
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