“There are no traffic jams along the extra mile.” – Roger Staubach The next time you think you’ll laugh later about something you are going through, why not laugh about it now? If you think it will be funny to you later then use that humor to help you get through the uncomfortable situation you might be in right now. “If you’re going to be able to look back on something and laugh about it, you might as well laugh about it now.” – Marie Osmond If you aren’t specific about the type of person you want to be, then the world will make whatever person out of you that it will. “I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific.” – Lily Tomlinīe careful what you wish for, right? Wanting to be somebody is great, but without the clear vision of where you want to go, you never know what you get. If you’re open to it, it might help you deal with your life in a more graceful way. Since we don’t remember where we came from, and this world is all we know, how can you possibly think life is hard if you have nothing else to compare to? Let this thought give you a little bit of perspective. “When I hear somebody sigh, ‘Life is hard,’ I am always tempted to ask, ‘Compared to what?’” – Sydney Harris But if you have nothing to make up your mind about at the moment, then mind your makeup like the marvelous, magnificent, maven that you are! 7. When you’ve got some decisions to make, stop minding your make up and make up your mind! Figure out your life rather than minding your makeup which is just a mask anyway. “Don’t mind your make-up, you’d better make your mind up.” – Frank Zappa Don’t be a turkey, show your feathers and flaunt yourself! Just do so with clothing on when you’re in public, mmkay? 6. It does absolutely no good if you sit on all of them as if you were a peacock resting on his feathers. You are a valuable person with valuable gifts inside of you. “A peacock that rests on his feathers is just another turkey.” – Dolly Parton However, if you’re a person who laughs at himself in good humor, then the quirky times in life will simply make you laugh even more and your pride will still be intact. If you always want to be taken seriously then bumps in the road or slight embarrassments might make you feel quite foolish. “Anyone who takes himself too seriously always runs the risk of looking ridiculous anyone who can consistently laugh at himself does not.” – Vaclav Havel Oi, can you imagine? Learning from our own mistakes is often hard enough, if we had to make all the mistakes to learn all of the lessons, it would be exhausting! Watch and learn from others around you and you will gain wisdom. You can’t possibly live long enough to make them all yourself.” – Sam Levenson “You must learn from the mistakes of others. You are making success no matter how slow you tick. The trick is to keep moving forward no matter how slowly it might seem. Just like a clock, you can keep ticking day after day and then many years down the road you will have a handful of things to look back on and be proud of. #Funny words of wisdom for work series#After some years, it can boast of a long series of successes.” – Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach “Even a stopped clock is right twice every day. Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach Says Be Like a Clock And lucky for you, not only have many of these successful writers lived to tell about it, they’ve offered plenty of words of wisdom for their fellow aspiring novelists.īelow you’ll find some inspiring words of wisdom - and great writing advice - from writers, designed to power you through the rest of your NaNoWriMo.2. Whether you’re attempting to write your novel in one frantic NaNoWriMo burst or you’ve been drafting it for years, I’d venture to guess that most writers suffer from creative fatigue (and, you know, finger cramps) in the middle of any project - no matter how ambitious. Maybe you’re a little behind on your word count, or on sleep, or - most likely - both, and the end of November seems both too soon and impossibly far away.įrom one writer to another, let me tell you: this is hardly atypical. As a repeated NaNoWriMo hopeful myself, I know what a complete drag that halfway point can be: by this time the adrenaline of starting SOMETHING BIG (aka: your novel) has worn off, your caffeine tolerance has skyrocketed, and your non-writer friends have gone from vaguely supportive to disbelief that you’re actually staying in to write all weekend AGAIN. If you’re one of the many writers trying your hand at NaNoWriMo this year, (that’s National Novel Writing Month, for the uninitiated) then you well know we’re approximately half way through the month of November - and hopefully, you’re well on your way to completing your goal of 50,000 words.
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