In 2013, I published a blog and guidebook called Overcoming Retroactive Jealousy. In a nutshell: it's a book detailing the most embarrassing challenge of my life, and how I responded to

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Marg Stockill: In Loving Memory of an Incredible Woman

On September 1st of this year, we lost my mother, Marg Stockill, unexpectedly. Mum was the strongest, bravest, kindest, most forgiving, and loving person I will ever know. She loved life and she

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On The Difference Between Being Needy, And Owning Your Desire For Something (Or Someone)

The following is an excerpt from my newest e-book, Everyday Joy: Or, How To Be Happier, And Healthier, And Party All The Time. It's currently available exclusively via Amazon. . . . LAST

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How To Get More Work Done In A Café

If you're engaged in any type of creative vocation, cultivating a good café work routine is almost a necessity. Whether you’re a screenwriter in Los Angeles, trying to emulate Hemingway in

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Think Long And Hard About Your Own Death If You Want To Live

Tonight a good man died, and I don’t use that adjective lightly. When I met him he had a plump nose, a frizzled patch of thin grey hair, and drooping, peach-grey

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Everyday Joy in Medellín

I live in the top floor penthouse of an apartment building in the neighbourhood of El Poblado in Medellín, Colombia. It doesn’t feel quite as exotic or grandiose as it might

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How I Learned To Party Through Pain

Note: this article originally appeared in The Huffington Post . . . In November of 2008 I spent the majority of my days sitting cross legged on the cold floor of a

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What I Learned a Year After Publishing My First Book

I can't believe it's already been one year. A year ago I was sitting in front of my computer in Vancouver, Canada, putting the finishing touches on my first book, Overcoming Retroactive

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On the Necessity of Giving Your Gift

What brings you the most joy and satisfaction? What do you do that gives you the most pleasure? What is your heart moved to give? What are your hands compelled

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Information Overload is Drowning Out My Muse

I wonder how many times we've missed our muse. I wonder how many brilliant songs, books, films, symphonies, businesses, inventions, everything we've missed out on on account of our wiling away

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