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The Success Experiment – No books!

Posted on 23. June 2016 by fmoebius

Every family has rules about what its members can do. Let’s imagine Lee. Traditionally, the men in his family have been carpenters, bricklayers or other kinds of craft people. There is an unspoken rule in his family that this kind … Continue reading →

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The Money Experiment – We don’t Need a Lot of Money

Posted on 24. March 2016 by fmoebius

Here’s another family rule that might sound familiar: We don’t need a lot of money. I grew up with this one. It includes a ton of other unvoiced statements. We don’t need a lot of money because: – We are … Continue reading →

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The Money Experiment – Money is Hard to Earn

Posted on 28. January 2016 by fmoebius

We’ve all heard those phrases: “Money doesn’t grow on trees.” “You gotta work hard, son.” And so on and so forth. I’m sure you’re familiar with them. And yet… that’s just another one of those beliefs we learn as kids. … Continue reading →

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The Money Experiment – Money is Bad

Posted on 14. January 2016 by fmoebius

The Money Experiment continues. (I posted my experience with the intro tapping in a comment under that article, if you’re interested.) The next four articles including this one are about beliefs we have about money itself.  And I’m going to … Continue reading →

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The Money Experiment

Posted on 7. January 2016 by fmoebius

Today, I’m starting an experiment. It’s from my own point of view, of course, but it’s also something that affects many, many authors. I know that it’ll be challenging, and sometimes, it might even be ugly. It’s also necessary. I’m … Continue reading →

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How Family Rules Hurt your Bottom Line

Posted on 15. October 2015 by fmoebius

Did you know that beliefs you probably learned as kid can influence your bottom line? No matter if you’re an writer, editor, entrepreneur or not – what you believe deep inside determines your way of life, including how much money … Continue reading →

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Why you are Wasting Time with Solitaire

Posted on 8. October 2015 by fmoebius

So today, I’m going to talk about time wasters. We writers are really good at wasting our time, and not writing. Facebook, Twitter, Solitaire – great time sinks. Great places to rest our minds and to not worry about a … Continue reading →

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Stuck in a Story?

Posted on 20. August 2015 by fmoebius

It happens to every writer – we get stuck. The story either goes off track, we lose interest or we have written ourselves into a corner. No matter how it happens, the story loses us, and we lose the story. … Continue reading →

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Not Good Enough

Posted on 13. August 2015 by fmoebius

I’m not good enough. That’s what most of us feel, at one time or another. And of course, there is proof. We can always compare ourselves to those who are more successful, who sell more books or who earn more … Continue reading →

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How Jealousy Kills Creativity

Posted on 18. June 2015 by fmoebius

Of course, we all know that feeling of wanting what someone else has. We want to have just as much success, sell as many copies, get such a huge advance or become a bestselling author like someone we see doing … Continue reading →

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