Show Notes: “This is how you do it: you sit down at the keyboard and you put one word after another until it’s done. It’s that easy, and that hard.” – Neil Gaiman @neilhimself This week Nicole’s mind is on action — the power of it, and the conflicting nature of its simplicity and impossibility. “Just DO it!” Nike tells us and it IS, in fact that simple, except when it isn’t. A chat about the importance of taking action — even messy action — and the secret to sustaining it in order to reach all of your goals. Mentioned in this episode:
- I WANT YOU TO “JUST DO IT!” (BUT I GET WHY YOU MIGHT NOT) by Nicole Rivera https://medium.com/the-partnered-pen/i-want-you-to-just-do-it-but-i-get-why-you-might-not-a280cf7c5854
- WHY YOU CAN (AND SHOULD) BE THE WORST by Jenna Britton https://medium.com/the-ascent/why-you-can-and-should-be-the-worst-a398020f4616
- Jenna Britton’s website where you can find her podcast, sign up for her (awesome!) Sunday newsletter, and become a full fledged Jenna fan https://www.jennabritton.com/
- Woman Explains a Lesser Known Symptom of Depression and People Are Thanking Her (BORED PANDA article about “impossible tasks”) https://www.boredpanda.com/hardest-parts-depression-molly-backes/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=BPFacebook&fbclid=IwAR3HoWADBtUKOJb7Vzb2276HVrLu9SNRuYd879AQqGEKtVdjNugD8DynfZk
- Lisa Murray’s Podcast I HAVE DREAMS DAMMIT! https://ihavedreamsdammit.com/
- Episode 21 of Stop Writing Alone: Interview with Lisa Murray | She Has Dreams Dammit! https://stopwritingalone.com/2019/06/13/episode-21-lisa-murray-interview-she-has-dreams-dammit/
- NV Rivera YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpPlp1EVzQhDFPdGp5w2KoQ
- #SWAP52club FB Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/2475322779257689/
- Stop Writing Alone has an Instagram account! https://www.instagram.com/stopwritingalone/
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- Nicole’s Twitter account for you to tag with #SWAP52club posts: https://twitter.com/NV_Rivera
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- Freesound – Nicole’s source for so many awesome sound effects and jingles https://freesound.org/
- Buy Nicole a coffee (AKA support the podcast!) https://ko-fi.com/stopwritingalone
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The EVERYONE CAN PODCAST crew. Here’s a list of podcasts made by my classmates coming out of Cathy Heller’s ECP course. This is one inspiring, creative, and informative bunch:
- Mojo Share podcast https://mojoshare.podbean.com/
- The Soul Mammas Podcast https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-soul-mammas-podcast/id1393133041?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR1tjUxnEcrG1q_5m35ZzCduaS4fZJT2cYHl53CaWevMuRlcuvxBI6AFb3s
- How in the HELL Did I Get Here? https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/how-in-the-hell-did-i-get-here-the-podcast/id1448137091?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR2GyOaw93q3IplQLaF3_GZyzbgwEoxZFzB-uNQAoThKKghAKKCrVKYYohQ
- Creativity School https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/creativity-school/id1447571085?fbclid=IwAR28GwcZ9Tu81dH7aLtxFoX68-yYEisH3socPrcjmbN0Xk-YY3REgQ9L1Fc
- The Ready Pause Go Career https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ready-pause-go-career/id1446761976?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR0GXU0O9TjFUcpTTIx_qfypkV1oizQwE_nBjD8hAW4G7x6PXq9PYwgs5IY
- Food Tribe https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/food-tribe/id1440417232?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR0dADVs36_TgBDzSHIBmFB5JhY6wgag9RpnaX5B8NWjVvB1QTB7Cz5tkjU
- The DaddyBe Podcast https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-daddybe-podcast/id1447237794?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR1wUDvNi9dl3vvWzuGPlGydgxiU7evJWKYJrjY-cgrfaWRPRF_xsralitU
- I Have Dreams Dammit! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/i-have-dreams-dammit/id1449508412?fbclid=IwAR0hmiKzF2ABgaqGwQVskxF-OQTV14v9uj1kTlLydvqFvST3kySb76YrKVw
- Lessons from a Quitter https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/lessons-from-a-quitter/id1412305413?mt=2
- Do the Damn Thing https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/do-the-damn-thing/id1437481006?mt=2
- Creative Cravings https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/creative-cravings/id1451813556?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR3pbdpDTUdZHiowOls8Ixf03l4XraMUaB4bS66F3b9LQYrBe-p3uA6XpMo
- Elder & Wiser https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/elder-wiser/id1453289708?fbclid=IwAR34ZTDVUcdIcHtt9tA1b67Z-WhmDtzM2GnTC8x4huJaS-YOowi1ij1Od2o
- Hustle Heartbreaks https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/hustle-heartbreaks/id1453207903?fbclid=IwAR2NAhma5OpBfR7P-XjMymAvDJhWVcvnizb5TqjZ5IncJIH4e8U49ai9nh0
- Find Your Glee With Dinah G https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/find-your-glee-with-dinah-g/id1451375805?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR1_c5kV2wvsaFxwDe7zCMpyx047mtHl4eqskA0rc-FaPoIw-Hi8p84TYH0
- Fiercely Human https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/fiercely-human/id1458152113?mt=2&fbclid=IwAR2naSYYKVM_alyHraRPfggoxpA_UrRVVTw8HhIW8X5PT76bJxYUaqgEIOE
And our teacher…
- Don’t Keep Your Day Job https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/dont-keep-your-day-job/id1191831035?mt=2
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