Feeling Terrified

Feeling Terrified


Original Hamilton cast member Seth Stewart on taking risks even when you’re terrified, and the surprising ways those risks can pay off.


In my favorite episode of the TV show How I Met Your Mother - "Lucky Penny" - protagonist Ted tells his kids how finding a penny on the ground created a seemingly random series of events that caused him to lose out on his dream job.

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10 ways to make a massive creative impact

10 ways to make a massive creative impact

Hamilton: The Revolution is one of only two books of which I own two copies; the other is The War of Art.

Both gave me hope in some of my darkest times of self-doubt. And that is why, even if you are not obsessed with Hamilton the musicalHamilton: The Revolution is worth a look. Because it is about so much more than a hit Broadway show.

It’s about what it takes to make the impossible possible.

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is your creative project taking you too long?

is your creative project taking you too long?

It happens at a Little Women watching party, a few days after Christmas.

My friend Brittany is down from Washington DC and invites a bunch of girls over to watch Little Women, my favorite movie of all time. Brittany and I have been friends for years but I have no idea we have this in common; I've only ever watched Little Women alone in my room, letting it fuel my writing dreams on rainy days. I can't wait to watch it with another woman who loves this story as much as I do.

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