I was writing a post as the news of Carrie Fisher’s death came across the wire, and then not long after came the news of the passing of author Richard Adams. I was writing about something else, but that can wait. New topic.

Look, in many ways, for many reasons and for many of us, 2016 was a tough …

Sometimes you’re just keeping your head down, working on some project or goal. Especially for really intense or interesting projects, life around you blurs as you focus on reaching that last milestone. You try to find time for your other interests or hobbies, but in reality everything is put on …

Whether it’s writing that first short story, or getting that first sale, or landing that new job, or beginning a fitness program, or starting a new company, or taking martial arts lessons, or learning a music instrument: if you focus, get started right now, and apply grit, you can do it.

Don’t let …