by Ira | Jul 3, 2017 | Challenge, Journal
Went to a pool party today, a preemptive 4th of July shindig at Liz’s manager’s house. We had a ballin time. I’m cutting this one short tonight because I am wiped…but I did my writing exercise today, which means the writing streak is alive....
by Ira | Jul 2, 2017 | Challenge, Journal
Today was my brother Russell’s birthday. He would have been 28 today, two years away from a dirty thirty. I wonder what he would have been doing? Where would he be working? Who would he be with? What would be his favorite band right now? I worked all day on my...
by Ira | Jul 1, 2017 | Challenge, Journal
I spent all day on my manuscript today, going through and approving corrections, and working on sections that needed clarification. I was supposed to finish…but it’s going to take me 2 days. Now I know. I’ll schedule 3 days next time. That’s...
by Ira | Jun 30, 2017 | Challenge, Journal
Two days down…infinity to go. I woke up feeling hard today. Haaarrrrdd. I thought I was hung over from dinner last night (TWO drinks), and I was convinced that today was going to be a loss. I was wrong. I took allergy meds and went on a walk, and I was a new...
by Ira | Jun 29, 2017 | Challenge, Journal
Okay… I kicked ass today. I stayed on schedule for my entire friggin day. Yes! Here’s the key, and it’s seriously all thanks to my wife: I had the entire morning to work free of distractions. It made all the difference. It was a world of difference....
by Ira | Jun 28, 2017 | Challenge, Journal
I’m reminded tonight, after a rather frustrating day, how hard change is. It’s hard to change. Really, really, really hard. It takes constant vigilance…and just like a baseball batting average, it’s going to be mostly failure. At least...
