fly fishing without a hook

… process oriented, not outcome oriented.

creativity, enthusiasm, fear, hero's journey, productivity, the best advice, writingLeslie McAdamApril 9, 2022process, Seth godin, practice, writingComment

secret selves

There’s nothing stopping you from becoming your own secret self.

creativity, hero's journey, life, riskLeslie McAdamJanuary 12, 2022secret selves, creativityComment

rule breaking

There’s a freedom in not being wrong all the time. Or in fearing being wrong when there actually isn’t a right or wrong.

fear, hero's journey, encouragement, enthusiasm, riskLeslie McAdamJanuary 8, 2022skam, druck, ismail inci, isiComment

Atomic Habits redux

For 2020 and 2021, I went “all in” on the Atomic Habits approach to changing my life. I did lots of little things (instead of any big thing), and I focused on becoming the person I wanted to become—who did the things I wanted to do.

hero's journey, life, mental health, productivity, the best adviceLeslie McAdamJanuary 5, 2022James clear, habitsComment

2021 in review, writing edition

How did your year turn out compared to how you thought it would be?

creativity, boy on a train, encouragement, hero's journey, romance, undone, writingLeslie McAdamDecember 15, 20212021Comment

being kind makes you strong

I feel like treating myself like I’m “a precious object” is actually making me stronger.

hero's journey, mental health, writingLeslie McAdamNovember 10, 2021kindness, self-careComment

productivity and rest

I want to be kind enough to myself to let myself take a break—shame-free—regardless of the justification

recovery, mental health, fear, hero's journeyLeslie McAdamOctober 27, 2021rest, self-care, productivityComment

84 days

without listing my accomplishments, my natural inclination is to discount what I’ve done and think I haven’t done anything.

I’m wrong.

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reminder: gradually, then all at once.

… know that when the proverbial chickens come to roost, well, they actually will. Perhaps, all at once

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protection

What if every negative thought I have is actually a form of protection?

encouragement, fear, hero's journey, mental health, recovery, riskLeslie McAdamAugust 18, 2021mental health, goalsComment

the hero's journey

But he parried back—it’s not death you’re afraid of. It’s life.

Wait, what?

hero's journeyLeslie McAdamJuly 24, 2021mental healthComment

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