So You Want to Write a Book?
When it comes to dreams, whether yours is to become an author, or wealthy, or debt free, or whatever — intentions are great. The problem is most people don’t know where to start and give up before they are halfway there. Wherever there is.
I can help.
Are You a Writer (or aspiring author) Tired of Feeling Like a Handcuffed Hamster in a Habitrail?
how many other writers out there are like me— are still scrambling to “crack the Medium code” or “Build a platform or following?” or become a best-selling author to make enough $ to quit their day job?
What Do You Do When Your Own Worst Critic is You?
You are not a puppet. Or are you?
Our self-deprecating thoughts are all lies, mostly.
Connection is the Secret Sauce of Success
I want to hear about your problems, joys, and challenges. What’s going on in your life, for real. Not the public “Social Media Smile” version. The raw, real, nitty-gritty truth of what is working and what is not in your business or professional life. Why? Because life, and business for that matter, is all about connection and relationships.
New Routines = Better Outcomes
The key to changing habits lies in changing your routines and findng something sustainable to replace the old habits, when triggered yet deliver a comparable reward or outcome. For example when I want to feel less stressed, I no longer drink or smoke. Instead I go for a hike, binge watch netflix or chew nicotene gum. Or I eat and take a nap. When I do ant of these things I always feel better.
Five Key Decisions to Success in Any Endeavor
As Neuroscientist, Stephen Campbell pointed out in my upcoming book, “another exciting discovery about our brain is how it believes EVERYTHING we tell it, without question, no arguments.

A Simple Science-Based and Empirically-Tested Solution for Improving our Self-Esteem
What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up?
What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up?
This is a question we have all contemplated at some point in our lives. Perhaps, we still do. What do we do to “figure it out?” Who do we ask for help? I recall a conversation I had with my stepfather years ago.
The Power of Parental Love
Nothing is more powerful to the life and self-esteem of a child than knowing they are loved and accepted by their parents.
Seven Tips for Improving Our Self-Image and Building Self-Confidence:
“All you need to succeed is a willingness to face the unknown and apply the principles of Ten Seconds of Boldness, and enough courage to make a decision and take […]
Jump!
Many have said the only way to face challenges is head-on. To go through them. Avoiding them or denying they exist, is not a viable solution. In fact, avoidance is part of the problem. To build self-confidence and become more productive, we must identify the mental blocks and fears that we let prevent us from the lives we want, but we must also find something greater than the fear that tethers us to mediocrity and feeling less than. That one thing is courage.
Denial is Not a Solution
“To know thyself is the beginning of wisdom.”- Socrates At this time last year, I wrote about my own shortcomings and how excited I was to finally see the light […]
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Shawn Langwell, Author & Speaker 