Write The First Thing That Comes To Mind!

I'm a strong proponent of the writing tip contained in the book, The Artist's Way, by Julia Cameron and Mark Bryan.

They suggest using "morning pages," which more or less, are stream of consciousness scribblings that are to be done daily.

The idea is to write two or three pages, at a minimum, going for quantity of expression, not quality. This is also an idea that I develop at length in my audio program, "The Law of Large Numbers: How To Make Success Inevitable," published by Nightingale-Conant.

By no means are we supposed to judge our work, warn Cameron and Bryan. Morning pages have nothing to do with good, better, and best.

Being a judge and "executor" are antagonistic roles, the authors assert.

Judging is for critics, and from reading these authors, you get the sense that critics have a special place reserved for them in Dante's Inferno.

Morning pages enable writers to get in touch with their unconscious, to get a flow going, and from this, come remarkable ideas and some great inspirations.

Writing becomes a habit, this way, and this breaks through writer's block, and procrastination.

If you haven't tried morning pages, you should. They've helped me, immeasurably.

You might also want to pick up a copy of the book. It's a winner!

Dr. Gary S. Goodman, President of Customersatisfaction.com, is a popular keynote speaker, management consultant, and seminar leader and the best-selling author of 12 books, including Reach Out & Sell Someone® and Monitoring, Measuring & Managing Customer Service. He is a frequent guest on radio and television, worldwide. A Ph.D. from USC's Annenberg School, Gary offers programs through UCLA Extension and numerous universities, trade associations, and other organizations in the United States and abroad. He is headquartered in Glendale, California, and he can be reached at (818) 243-7338 or at: gary@customersatisfaction.com.