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Favorite drink, favorite cup, favorite joke, favorite attitude

November 13, 2018Self-Gamificationvica

As I contemplated today how I would like to feature Cheerleading for Writers today, I realized I had to feature it with my favorite drink, espresso. I also realized that I never intentionally took a picture of my favorite (since childhood ) cup. So today was the day to do that. And since the word “favorite” seems to be the keyword today, I looked for what I wrote in Cheerleading for Writers using this word.

Here is what I found:

“At this point, I would like to tell you one of my favorite jokes: a man was asked whether he could play a violin. His answer was, ‘I don’t know. I never tried!’

“So, let’s approach everything with this attitude. Let’s not say, ‘I can’t do something,’ until we try, and try again. We might discover that we can, are very good at it, and that we even enjoy doing what we want or have to do.” – Victoria Ichizli-Bartels, Cheerleading for Writers: Discover How Truly Talented You Are

P.S. If you would like to enter a contest where you could win a copy of Cheerleading for Writers then click on the picture above or here.

#favorite #cup #espresso #joke #attitude #NaNoWriMo #NaNoWriMo2018 #WritingANovel #WritingABook #WritingLife #motivation #inspiration #perseverance #YesWeCan #HappyWriting #HappyCreating #MotivatingWriters #CheerleadingForWriters #OptimistWriter

Happiness and Creativity Live in This Moment

November 7, 2018Cheerleading for writersvica

It is a pretty foggy today in Aalborg, Denmark. So the next quote from Cheerleading for Writers: Discover How Talented You Are seems suitable for today:

“Here is to the true gems we have and can enjoy now in this moment, not to the illusions which fog our vision and veer us away from the brilliant paths we have chosen to walk! Happy writing and happy creating!” – Victoria Ichizli-Bartels, Cheerleading for Writers

P.S. If you would like to enter a contest where you could win a copy of Cheerleading for Writers then click on the picture above or here.

P.P.S. The art in the middle of the picture is by my son and me from May 31, 2014, more than a year before Optimist Writer and three years before Cheerleading for Writers were born. I have sweet memories of creating this with my son when he was as old as my daughter today, a little shy of 4 years old.

#NaNoWriMo #NaNoWriMo2018 #WritingANovel #WritingABook #WritingLife #motivation #inspiration #BeingHere #Fog #ThisMoment #Illusions #HappyWriting #HappyCreating #MotivatingWriters #CheerleadingForWriters #OptimistWriter

You Can Create Something Unique

October 31, 2018Cheerleading for writersvica

“I am sure that any person – if he or she wants it – can write a book or create something else equally unique.” – Victoria Ichizli-Bartels, Cheerleading for Writers: Discover How Truly Talented You Are.

You can do it too. Happy writing and creating!

P.S. If you would like to enter a contest where you could win a copy of Cheerleading for Writers: Discover How Truly Talented You Are then click on the picture above or here.

#NaNoWriMo #NaNoWriMo2018 #WritingANovel #WritingABook #WritingLife #motivation #inspiration #MotivatingWriters #CheerleadingForWriters #OptimistWriter

Optimist Writer is Three Years Old

October 23, 2018Businessvica

Three years ago Optimist Writer was officially born. Three years of age are the children when they go to kindergarten in Denmark. So this business baby of mine has reached its kindergarten years. What an adventure!

Here is what I have written in a free little ebook I called Turn Your No Into Yes: 15 Yes-Or-No Questions to Disentangle Your Project when Optimist Writer was less than half a year old:

“Whatever your project is, you have the ability to turn it into a valuable and enjoyable game, gathering many unforgettable experiences.

Every project, however tiny, if given enough attention and peeled off worries, can bring inspiration and eagerness to do more, to create more.”

That is still very true. Ok, worries aside. Here is to many more adventures and years of the Optimist Writer. I mean, isn’t it fantastic that among many other fun projects I get to write and teach about optimism, mood uplifting and increase of motivation?

A great and brilliant day to anyone who reads this message! 🙂

#OptimistWriter #birthday #youngbusiness #adventure #motivation #optimism #positiveness #entrepreneurship #entrepreneur #SelfGamification

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If you are looking to turn your life into fun games, then click on the link or the figure below and enroll in the online video course Motivate Yourself by Turning Your Life into Fun Games.

If you would like to motivate yourself or someone else to persevere through a task or activity then read 5 Minute Perseverance Game: Play Daily for a Month and Become the Ultimate Procrastination Breaker.

If you struggle with your writing process and could use a cheer from a colleague, who might have gone through similar challenges, then I invite you to check out the book:

and join the facebook group with the same name “Cheerleading for Writers.”

Resisting Something is Not Bad; It is a Helpful Indicator

October 20, 2018Self-Gamificationvica

Self-gamification means seeing oneself non-judgmentally, making progress in small steps, and appreciating each of those steps in a gameful feedback system by recording points, getting batches and similar. While making small steps, and therefore applying kaizen on a personal level, I learned that feeling overwhelmed is not bad. I discovered that, in fact, it is a helpful indicator. An indicator that I should make even smaller steps.

#kaizen #awareness #microprogression #beingpresent #SelfGamification #OptimistWriter

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If you are looking to turn your life into fun games, then click on the link or the figure below and enroll in the online video course Motivate Yourself by Turning Your Life into Fun Games.