tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post5394715643581961105..comments2023-05-13T06:16:44.531-07:00Comments on Conda's Creative Center - Tips, Hints & Secrets: Post Conference Part One: Time is MoneyConda Douglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12972790965426924941noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-67420442648607802212009-08-26T15:32:49.682-07:002009-08-26T15:32:49.682-07:00Lynette and Helen thank you! And yes, I've bee...Lynette and Helen thank you! And yes, I've been cartwheeling my heart, good exercise!Conda Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972790965426924941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-32775132254753258952009-08-26T15:09:48.635-07:002009-08-26T15:09:48.635-07:00I'm back because I forgot to say - Yay! on get...I'm back because I forgot to say - Yay! on getting asked for pages. That always sends a writer's heart doing cart-wheels. Congratulations.<br /><br />Helen<br /><a href="http://straightfromhel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Straight From Hel</a>Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-1476726493247480122009-08-26T14:42:30.644-07:002009-08-26T14:42:30.644-07:00Yay! Requests! Congrats!
Lynnette Labelle
http:...Yay! Requests! Congrats!<br /><br />Lynnette Labelle<br />http://lynnettelabelle.blogspot.comLynnette Labellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03227593491562480538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-91596335111457541712009-08-26T11:23:36.805-07:002009-08-26T11:23:36.805-07:00Ah, wise, wise words, Lynda, with both your posts....Ah, wise, wise words, Lynda, with both your posts. My problem (and I suspect this is shared with many other creative people)is that I want it all, right now! Following a passion brings the desire to catch it!Conda Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972790965426924941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-85335267484955607982009-08-24T09:01:35.028-07:002009-08-24T09:01:35.028-07:00My advice is to stick with your priorities but giv...My advice is to stick with your priorities but give yourself some slack and a reasonable amount of time for each project. <br /><br />I try to watch what I wish for, because I don't enjoy being overwhelmed. I try to pace myself with my goals...Lynda Lehmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10914824862008453219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-73518946715223331042009-08-24T08:58:26.074-07:002009-08-24T08:58:26.074-07:00My husband always says "Be careful what you w...My husband always says "Be careful what you wish for." I have found that to be so true, and I try to pace myself and not to commit to too much, at once. Being overwhelmed is a bad state to be in. Life does enough of that, to us, without our sanction!<br /><br />My advice is to just stick with your priorities, but give yourself a reasonable amount of slack and time for each goal.Lynda Lehmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10914824862008453219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-26084467069434293562009-08-18T10:00:28.362-07:002009-08-18T10:00:28.362-07:00Swu--oh, my, how I do that too. I always think &qu...Swu--oh, my, how I do that too. I always think "Oh, I'll just whip this out in 15 minutes" and an hour later...Conda Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972790965426924941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-70301211346278331612009-08-18T09:59:20.129-07:002009-08-18T09:59:20.129-07:00And if I know you correctly, Kathy, then you berat...And if I know you correctly, Kathy, then you berate yourself for berating yourself! Only creative people can tie themselves in such knots.Conda Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972790965426924941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-12593712636233745272009-08-17T21:16:14.701-07:002009-08-17T21:16:14.701-07:00Conda:
I have to be careful to measure my expecta...Conda:<br /><br />I have to be careful to measure my expectations against the amount of effort I'm truly willing to commit to the project. <br /><br />Happy trailsSwubirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16009070690312312456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-1835747092986688302009-08-17T16:17:36.089-07:002009-08-17T16:17:36.089-07:00Thanks for mentioning something wise I said. If on...Thanks for mentioning something wise I said. If only I'd listen to myself on occasion! <br />The over-expectations are almost always mine, those of an inveterate, seemingly untrainable optimist. <br />I always think I'll get more done; and almost always berate myself when I don't. Which is draining of needed energy and creativity.Kathy McIntoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06899118869240481737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-66972386877415151612009-08-16T15:27:03.942-07:002009-08-16T15:27:03.942-07:00True, Helen--and there is GOOD stress as well, str...True, Helen--and there is GOOD stress as well, stressing a muscle makes it stronger--certainly this conference made my writing muscles work!Conda Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972790965426924941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-51916574542413212992009-08-16T15:25:54.581-07:002009-08-16T15:25:54.581-07:00Dave--if only we could live a creative life free f...Dave--if only we could live a creative life free from the restraints of others' expectations of--oh, paying the bills!Conda Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972790965426924941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-86476927284920283052009-08-15T19:57:20.631-07:002009-08-15T19:57:20.631-07:00Just goes to prove you're a writer, Jim! The f...Just goes to prove you're a writer, Jim! The first night of the conference I didn't sleep a wink and thought I was the only one...WRONG! And yes, we do this to ourselves.Conda Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972790965426924941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-74439676344856134702009-08-15T14:46:13.300-07:002009-08-15T14:46:13.300-07:00Ya gotta have a little stress in order to succeed,...Ya gotta have a little stress in order to succeed, I think. Too much is not good for your health, but a bit presses you forward. It certainly works for me when I have a set deadline.<br /><br />Helen<br /><a href="http://straightfromhel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Straight From Hel</a>Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-46670516399435578692009-08-15T04:31:17.925-07:002009-08-15T04:31:17.925-07:00Yes, that resonates, Conda. Very much so. Creative...Yes, that resonates, Conda. Very much so. Creative people tend to dismiss time as unimportant, but the rest of the world has its deadlines and timetables and we are expected to keep up. Hence the stress.Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913223308835760783.post-25155924672077792252009-08-15T03:56:36.678-07:002009-08-15T03:56:36.678-07:00Me? Oh, I had what we used to call a nervous break...Me? Oh, I had what we used to call a nervous breakdown. In fact I've had them on a regular basis, roughtly every eight years, since I was twenty-three. <br /><br /><i>My</i> question would be: <i>Whose</i> expectations are we talking about here? In order to <i>suc</i>ceed I always aimed to <i>ex</i>ceed. I was, am and probably always will be, my own worst enemy. Rather than little failures, rather than having an "it'll do" attitude I've always saved them up for one big crash. And all the truisms, platitudes and wise words of wisdom in the world have never stopped me.Jim Murdochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786388638146471193noreply@blogger.com