Empty the tank.

Published: Sun, 03/15/15

It has been 16 days since my last note to you.

It feels like a lifetime has elapsed in that short amount of time.

- I went to Hawaii to speak at a conference for physicians and healers. My topic: how to write vulnerable, powerful stories from the heart. (I got to wear one of those fancy microphones and I totally felt like Mariah Carey.)

- I had a spiritual epiphany about how to defeat excuses and devote yourself to your goals while soaking in a jacuzzi with an elderly man I didn't know.

- I wrote a set of email guidelines for the world. (Because... yeah. We need them.)

- I beat a personal fitness record  which required doing the one thing I'd never been willing to do before: empty the tank.

- I shared a few thoughts on how to prompt people to give you feedback that you can actually use.

- A lovely woman interviewed me about what it was like to grow up in a family of ultra-high-achievers, how that impacted my sense of self worth, and what I tell myself when I feel like I don't matter.

- I finished teaching my online writing course, Unstoppable, and then turned it into a do-it-at-your-own-pace course. It's now available for anyone who wants to start... at any time. Enjoy.

- I made a big personal decision and wrote down my new, revamped priorities for 2015. (Neat fact: putting your goals in writing makes you 42% more likely to follow through. If that's something you want to do, I made a workbook for you. It's called Commitment. You can download it here. It's free.)

- Most importantly of all: I invented Salad Cake. It's cake. Packed with pureed spinach, spirulina, flax, bananas, dates, and other healthy ingredients, layered together with love. It is insanely good. My new obsession!


“There’s a difference between interest and commitment. When you’re interested in something, you do it only when it’s convenient. When you’re committed to something, you accept no excuses; only results.” ―Kenneth H. Blanchard


Preach, Kenneth!

I am committed to inventing ten new kinds of Salad Cake, writing two new full-length books, shattering my personal records at the gym & in all areas of my life, and inspiring people to be brave and unstoppable  as often as I possibly can.

Whatever you are committed to... I hope you create time for it, even just a little bit, today.


Lead with love.

Get it done.

-Alex

PS. I made a new music playlist. It's intense and a little gritty and grungy at times. Prepare for pounding beats that will make you want to punch, row, write, launch... GO.

PPS. I have decided to lead one more Make A Tiny Book workshop this year, because the first one was so damn fun. It's happening in July. Expect: writing lessons, insights on publishing and how to get projects done, motivation, music, laughter, and bacon. I have four seats left. If you want to come... come.