“This business of… being a writer is ultimately about asking yourself, ‘How alive am I willing to be?’” —ANNE LAMOTT” — Jeff Goins Business Copy Share Image
Everything is practice. Every word you write and action you take is a chance to get better. — Jeff Goins Copy Share Image
“We always assume someone else will come to the rescue, but it's never us. Surely somebody will have the decency to be… — Jeff Goins Right thing Copy Share Image
“If you're going to fall out of love with public approval, something interesting will happen: people will be deeply attracted to your… — Jeff Goins Blogging Copy Share Image
“Watching a tree grow will likely drive you crazy. It’s a boring process if you stand there, impatiently tapping your foot, waiting… — Jeff Goins Overnight success Copy Share Image
“If you don't acquire the discipline to push through a personal low point, you will miss the reward that comes with persevering.” — Jeff Goins Discipline Copy Share Image
“Our first job as artists, then, is to venture out, away from what we think we know in search of the new… — Jeff Goins Art Copy Share Image
“The big moments are the tiny moments. The breakthroughs are often silent, and they happen in the most unassuming places.” — Jeff Goins Innovation Copy Share Image
“As Paulo Coelho writes, “When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.”3” — Jeff Goins Physics Copy Share Image
“These days, choosing discomfort looks more like doing the dishes or taking the dog for a walk. It takes the form of… — Jeff Goins Copy Share Image
“Most people won’t continue doing something they aren’t passionate about, especially when it gets hard. Putting an activity through painful practice is… — Jeff Goins Life Copy Share Image
“What happens when the life you end up living doesn’t look like the one you planned?” — Jeff Goins Life Copy Share Image
“Writing is mostly a mind game. It’s about tricking yourself into becoming who you are. If you do this long enough, you… — Jeff Goins Psychology Copy Share Image
“When the right people advocate for your work, your success becomes more likely. Being good is necessary, but it is not sufficient.… — Jeff Goins Right people Copy Share Image
“Musicians become professionals by playing a hundred live shows. Likewise, writers become authors by publishing a lot of bad work (until it’s… — Jeff Goins Art Copy Share Image
“If you don’t want your best work to die with you, you must train yourself to think and live differently than the… — Jeff Goins Art Copy Share Image
“But many of us fail to recognize that the best moments are the ones happening right now.” — Jeff Goins Right now Copy Share Image
“Home is the place where we sometimes hurt the ones we love, but the back door is always open—and there is always… — Jeff Goins Home Copy Share Image
“What does it mean to be a "real artist"? It means you are spending your time doing the things that matter most… — Jeff Goins Art Copy Share Image
“If you're trying to serve someone in need and it doesn't hurt a little, you're doing something wrong.” — Jeff Goins Copy Share Image
“We are either becoming more of our true selves or drifting into a false self. In” — Jeff Goins Identity Copy Share Image
“you don’t have to become a sleazeball who’s constantly pitching or selling yourself.” — Jeff Goins Selling yourself Copy Share Image