I wouldn't write without (Today's list...)

Papyrus...
Bic pen...
Binder paper...
Moleskine...
G2 gel...
Mindmanager...
Microsoft Word...
Om Writer...



I've tried a lot of them, and to this day I still change what I use...hoping that THAT will make it easier! What I'd like to share here are the things that I wouldn't write without. The list is short...but, as you'll see, significant:

1: Freedom. I've got to turn down the inner critic. At times, it's easier than other times, though I have found he's always (and, yes, it is the voice of a he!) always pretty close.

2. "Something" to write with and on. Doesn't matter what, because I'm just in capture mode. I found pens the size of my wallet, and designed my own note-taking business-sized card that goes with me everywhere.

3. What I call a "three-or-more" focus. Is what I'm writing (like this post itself!) going to be able to be repurposed, reedited and reused 3 or more times? Generally what I'm writing shows up as a question via email or a social media discussion...I know I'm going to blog it...and, generally, I will find a way to spin it in to a coaching or/and seminar.

4. Non-attachment. Ok, this is gonna sound weird, after reading number 3, but I have found that life really is one giant paradox! I need to be willing to write, and write, and write, and have enough non-attachment to be willing to through it all away.

That last one is pretty significant, as it gives me complete license to write anything down. I got some coaching while reading a biography of Dr. Seuss a while back...there were times, he said, where he'd spend HOURS and PAGES, writing and re-writing, until he got ONE LINE the way he wanted it. To me, it was extremely empowering to realize that someone as famous as a writer as Ted Geisel didn't always get it right the first time!

So, what do you say...did I miss anything? What won't YOU write without?