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		<title>By: Joanna</title>
		<link>http://confidentwriting.com/2010/01/10-things-to-start-and-one-thing-to-stop/#comment-21252</link>
		<dc:creator>Joanna</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 08:08:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hi Martha, that&#039;s an interesting point and probably one for people to work out based on where they&#039;re at and what kind of feedback they&#039;re looking for (and why)... and how it fits with the rest of their writing intention.  Thanks for stopping by</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi Martha, that&#8217;s an interesting point and probably one for people to work out based on where they&#8217;re at and what kind of feedback they&#8217;re looking for (and why)&#8230; and how it fits with the rest of their writing intention.  Thanks for stopping by</p>
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		<title>By: Martha Hart</title>
		<link>http://confidentwriting.com/2010/01/10-things-to-start-and-one-thing-to-stop/#comment-21226</link>
		<dc:creator>Martha Hart</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:19:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Lovely post - good point too, in response to comments, about turning negatives into positives... but here&#039;s my vote for a big STOP:
stop giving your drafts to family and friends to read - feedback is great, but get it from a writer&#039;s group, an editor, or a teacher
.-= Martha Hart&#180;s last blog ..&lt;a href=&quot;http://mlhart.com/how-your-blurb-book-can-deliver-perfect-happiness/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;How your Blurb book can deliver perfect happiness&lt;/a&gt; =-.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Lovely post &#8211; good point too, in response to comments, about turning negatives into positives&#8230; but here&#8217;s my vote for a big STOP:<br />
stop giving your drafts to family and friends to read &#8211; feedback is great, but get it from a writer&#8217;s group, an editor, or a teacher<br />
.-= Martha Hart&#180;s last blog ..<a href="http://mlhart.com/how-your-blurb-book-can-deliver-perfect-happiness/" rel="nofollow">How your Blurb book can deliver perfect happiness</a> =-.</p>
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		<title>By: Just Who Do You Think You Are? &#124; Stephan Miller</title>
		<link>http://confidentwriting.com/2010/01/10-things-to-start-and-one-thing-to-stop/#comment-21136</link>
		<dc:creator>Just Who Do You Think You Are? &#124; Stephan Miller</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:01:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] 10 Things to Start, and One Thing to Stop (confidentwriting.com) [...]</description>
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		<title>By: Joanna</title>
		<link>http://confidentwriting.com/2010/01/10-things-to-start-and-one-thing-to-stop/#comment-21101</link>
		<dc:creator>Joanna</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 13:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@ Jay those are good things to stop - would be good to see them expressed as positives too (they make me feel more motivated somehow)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@ Jay those are good things to stop &#8211; would be good to see them expressed as positives too (they make me feel more motivated somehow)</p>
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		<title>By: Jay</title>
		<link>http://confidentwriting.com/2010/01/10-things-to-start-and-one-thing-to-stop/#comment-21087</link>
		<dc:creator>Jay</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 07:59:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Good ones, all 1-10. What to stop? Lots of things:
Procrastinating
Jumping to conclusions
Assuming
Putting others down
Criticizing others
Fibbing (lying)
Wasting resources-energy, paper, food, etc.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Good ones, all 1-10. What to stop? Lots of things:<br />
Procrastinating<br />
Jumping to conclusions<br />
Assuming<br />
Putting others down<br />
Criticizing others<br />
Fibbing (lying)<br />
Wasting resources-energy, paper, food, etc.</p>
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		<title>By: Smacking Down Resistance to Embrace Opportunity &#124; Words For Hire</title>
		<link>http://confidentwriting.com/2010/01/10-things-to-start-and-one-thing-to-stop/#comment-20936</link>
		<dc:creator>Smacking Down Resistance to Embrace Opportunity &#124; Words For Hire</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:09:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] and spoke to me from the voice of others like a post from Joanna Young  that urged me to “ Make time for the story you really need to tell and talk of &#8221; lizard brains&#8221; and resistance from Seth [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] and spoke to me from the voice of others like a post from Joanna Young  that urged me to “ Make time for the story you really need to tell and talk of &#8221; lizard brains&#8221; and resistance from Seth [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Joanna</title>
		<link>http://confidentwriting.com/2010/01/10-things-to-start-and-one-thing-to-stop/#comment-20932</link>
		<dc:creator>Joanna</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 08:30:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@ Meryl, that sounds challenging but exciting. It will be interesting to see how the stories start to pop up unannounced once you&#039;ve got that practice bit done ;-)

@ ellanbethia, thanks for popping back and thanks for the original comment that got me thinking harder about this.  Good luck with your reflections, and here&#039;s to invigorating habits :-)

@ Julie, those (false) expectations and comparisons can do so much harm... when it works is when we can trust our own instinct, can follow our own path.  Of course this is easier said than done!

@ Davina, indeed.  One might even say it&#039;s your door to effortless brilliance :-)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@ Meryl, that sounds challenging but exciting. It will be interesting to see how the stories start to pop up unannounced once you&#8217;ve got that practice bit done <img src='http://confidentwriting.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>@ ellanbethia, thanks for popping back and thanks for the original comment that got me thinking harder about this.  Good luck with your reflections, and here&#8217;s to invigorating habits <img src='http://confidentwriting.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>@ Julie, those (false) expectations and comparisons can do so much harm&#8230; when it works is when we can trust our own instinct, can follow our own path.  Of course this is easier said than done!</p>
<p>@ Davina, indeed.  One might even say it&#8217;s your door to effortless brilliance <img src='http://confidentwriting.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>By: Joanna</title>
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		<dc:creator>Joanna</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 08:27:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@ Charlotte, good luck with that #1 story :-)

@ Heather, it does make a lot of sense.. if you take a look at Seth Godin&#039;s blog you&#039;ll find more, it seems to be uppermost in his mind just now

@ Conor, thank you :-)

@ Hilary, I think starting with writing a letter is great idea, a simple way to get into the flow</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@ Charlotte, good luck with that #1 story <img src='http://confidentwriting.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>@ Heather, it does make a lot of sense.. if you take a look at Seth Godin&#8217;s blog you&#8217;ll find more, it seems to be uppermost in his mind just now</p>
<p>@ Conor, thank you <img src='http://confidentwriting.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>@ Hilary, I think starting with writing a letter is great idea, a simple way to get into the flow</p>
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		<title>By: Joanna</title>
		<link>http://confidentwriting.com/2010/01/10-things-to-start-and-one-thing-to-stop/#comment-20929</link>
		<dc:creator>Joanna</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 08:25:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@ Karen, thank you... I do my best ;-)

@ Christopher, I suppose what I&#039;ve been reading about and reflecting upon is what&#039;s leading us to get distracted... there&#039;s probably a reason behind it. Either the thing we &#039;should&#039; be doing isn&#039;t really where our heart lies, or fear / the lizard mind (as Seth Godin would call it) is throwing up distractions to stop us from doing something scary (but also what we want).

@ Lori, thank you so much for those words.  I suppose my reply is - that is simply how I see it. It would amaze me to see it another way.  But perhaps I need to reflect a bit on just what that means for me and what I do.  (Okay, there&#039;s no perhaps about it - I do.)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@ Karen, thank you&#8230; I do my best <img src='http://confidentwriting.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>@ Christopher, I suppose what I&#8217;ve been reading about and reflecting upon is what&#8217;s leading us to get distracted&#8230; there&#8217;s probably a reason behind it. Either the thing we &#8216;should&#8217; be doing isn&#8217;t really where our heart lies, or fear / the lizard mind (as Seth Godin would call it) is throwing up distractions to stop us from doing something scary (but also what we want).</p>
<p>@ Lori, thank you so much for those words.  I suppose my reply is &#8211; that is simply how I see it. It would amaze me to see it another way.  But perhaps I need to reflect a bit on just what that means for me and what I do.  (Okay, there&#8217;s no perhaps about it &#8211; I do.)</p>
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		<title>By: Letting Go and Letting Flow &#124; Confident Writing</title>
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		<dc:creator>Letting Go and Letting Flow &#124; Confident Writing</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 07:15:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] the piece on 10 Things to Start and One Thing to Stop was really penned for myself.  It was about things I have learned and need to learn, things I need [...]</description>
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