Scammers are Devious - MJ Blehart - Author Scammers are devious, but wary artists can spot and avoid them. I'm sharing some examples of how they scam authors, here.

Today, I’m exploring some of the clever tricks that scammers employ on writers.
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#scammers #scams #buyerbeware #writer #writers #author #authors #books #tricks #creatives #art #arts #artists #marketing #sales #podcasts #legitimacy #fakes #business #mindfulness

Choosing Not to Let Worry Hijack You - The Philosophy of the Titanium Don If you allow worry to settle into your head, heart, and soul, you become distracted. You can choose to be mindful to deal with/handle worry.

Today, I'm exploring how worrying disempowers.
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#worry #worrying #concern #concerned #positivity #mindfulness #empowerment #empowering #choices #change #selfawareness #health #wellness #wellbeing #mentalhealth #philosophy #fear #control #you

What is This Nagging Sense I Can’t Shake? - The Philosophy of the Titanium Don That nagging sense I can’t shake is tied to past and present fears, concerns, and uncertainty arising when I'm not practicing mindfulness.

Today, I'm sharing a personal issue I'm working on.
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#naggingsense #understanding #learning #mindfulness #consciousawareness #awareness #pathwalking #choices #empowerment #selfawareness #fear #lack #philosophy #beherenow #practice #self

Why “Write What You Know” Shouldn’t Be Taken Too Literally - MJ Blehart - Author Write what you know is not meant to be taken at face value. It's meant to be an invitation to learn and know more.

Today, I’m tackling an often-misunderstood bit of writing advice.
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#writewhatyouknow #writing #writingprocess #writingpractice #write #words #inspiration #learning #opportunity #imagination #creativity #creating #growing #tooliteral #exprience #noonetrueway #options

The Challenge of Developing Trust - The Philosophy of the Titanium Don With active conscious awareness (mindfulness), you can build trust on any level with time, effort, and faith in yourself.

Today, I'm exploring the necessity of trust (especially in yourself).
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#trust #trusting #trustyourself #positivity #mindfulness #awareness #selfawareness #choices #decisions #life #selfcare #yourself #you #empowerment #control

It’s Okay To Feel Scared - The Philosophy of the Titanium Don It’s okay to feel scared - that’s natural. It’s not okay to let fear overwhelm your life - that disempowers you. You can make mindful choices.

Today, I'm exploring a truth about human nature.
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#scared #afraid #fear #overwhelm #mindfulness #choices #empowerment #disempowerment #beherenow #bethechange #change #selfawareness #Pathwalking #selfcare #philosophy #you

Sometimes There Is No Deeper Meaning - MJ Blehart - Author Deeper meaning, really all meaning, is what you, the reader, take away from the work, Sometimes it's intentional, but sometimes it's not.

Today, I’m exploring an often-misunderstood notion about writing.
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#meaning #deepermeaning #nodeepermeaning #writing #writers #creatives #authors #creativity #choices #mindfulness #fun #storytelling #ideas #sharing #books #characters #names #words

Pay More Attention to the Good Things Out There - The Philosophy of the Titanium Don You have a choice. You can mindfully pay more attention to the good things out there. Despite all the bad, good is still there.

Today, I'm exploring choosing what you look for out there.
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#findthegood #bethegood #good #goodthings #mindfulness #empowerment #positivity #selfawareness #life #choices #decisions #fear #badthings #beherenow

Hold Yourself Accountable First - The Philosophy of the Titanium Don When you hold yourself accountable you become empowered via mindfulness to spread and do more good in a world where all the good helps.

Today I'm exploring the empowerment from taking responsibility for yourself.
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#accountable #responsible #responsibility #mindfulness #Pathwalking #paths #philosophy #empowerment #empowering #choices #fear #selfawareness #selfaware #aware #control #change #you

Writing What Moves You Vs Writing To The Market - MJ Blehart - Author Writing what moves you matters because your creativity is most important. That can lead to writing to market, but your why is imperative.

Today, I’m exploring the why of being a writer (or other artist, really).
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#writing #writer #writers #writingtomarket #writingwhatmovesyou #creativity #imagination #inspiration #ideas #AI #aicaution #creators #art #arts #marketing #passion #why #hacks #mindfulness

You Can Always Learn Something New - The Philosophy of the Titanium Don Learning is essential to living. Learn something new, kick ass, take names. The choice to learn something new is yours to mindfully make.

Today, I'm exploring how learning empowers.
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#learning #learnsomethingnew #learn #change #mindfulness #empowerment #empower #control #selfawareness #awake #aware #positivity #choices #decisions #woke #you

Everybody Knows Something Until What They Know Changes - The Philosophy of the Titanium Don What’s your relationship with what you know, don’t know, and how you handle the inevitability of change via mindfulness?

Today, I'm exploring change and how it impacts what we do and don't know.
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#change #changing #mindfulness #empowerment #pathwalking #philosophy #learning #evolving #fear #fightfear #bethechange #selfawareness #awareness #life #you #control #choices

Writing A Sci-Fi Future - MJ Blehart - Author The sci-fi future often reflects current reality. Good and bad, sharp and dull, dystopia and utopia, and everything in-between.

Today, I’m musing on ways to write a sci-fi future.
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#writing #amwritingscifi #scififuture #futurism #sciencefiction #scifi #authors #writers #creators #creating #utopian #dystopian #hope #potential #possibilites #art #artists #today #choices

Recognize If Fear Will Help or Hurt You - The Philosophy of the Titanium Don You and I are empowered with the ability to recognize if fear will help you or hurt you. This is done with applied mindfulness.

Today, I'm exploring facets of fear.
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#fear #helpful #harmful #positivity #choices #decisions #empowerment #empowering #lifelessons #philosophy #notafraid #beherenow #thepresent #selfawareness #awareness

Choices and Decisions Empower Your Life - The Philosophy of the Titanium Don Don’t just let choices and decisions pass you by. Make them yourself and be empowered. This is done by practical mindfulness.

Today, I'm exploring what making conscious choices and decisions can do.
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#choices #decisions #choicesanddecisions #empowerment #mindfulness #pathwalking #aware #awake #life #selfawareness #awareness #control #selfcare #wellbeing #philosophy #beherenow #you

Taking the Internet for Granted - MJ Blehart - Author The internet can be incredibly empowering. As a tool, it can help people learn, grow, and evolve. It's easy to take it for granted.

Today, I’m exploring something I seldom give much thought to.
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#ongoingprocess #internet #takeforgranted #research #connectivity #community #contact #learning #growing #writing #writers #art #arts #tools #online #integral #knowledge #empowering #you

Practicing Patience Can Be Challenging - The Philosophy of the Titanium Don Practicing patience is positive, empowering, and worth the effort. Let me be honest here. I’m not the most patient person there is. In fact, I’m frequently impatient. However, life has taught me the i...

Today, I’m exploring the challenge of choosing to practice patience.
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#patience #positivity #patient #impatience #choices #decisions #selfawareness #habits #mindfulness #empowerment #empowering #recognition #recovery #selfcare #choosing #lifelessons #bepatient

Anger Itself Is a Natural Emotion - The Philosophy of the Titanium Don Anger is a natural emotion that happens, but what that looks like and how you deal with it is a choice and decision you get to make.

Today, I’m exploring anger and how to address it, from personal experience.
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#anger #mindfulness #awareness #selfawareness #pathwalking #life #choices #empowerment #empower #fear #blame #mentalhealth #kindness #compassion #empathy #wellness #wellbeing

The Last Novel of The Series (For Now) Release Day - MJ Blehart - Author The last new novel release day is today. Today marks the publication of Forgotten Fodder Book 8 – Shifting Sands.

Today, the last (for now) Forgotten Fodder novel is live!
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#newnovel #newnovelreleaseday #publishing #selfpublishing #forgottenfodder #scifi #sciencefiction #books #novels #book #novel #author #writing #writer #series #scificrime #spaceopera #reading #amreadingscifi

When You Accept Your Circumstances, You Become Disempowered - The Philosophy of the Titanium Don Circumstances change because change is the one and only constant. However, you can have a hand in altering and changing them via mindfulness.

Today, I'm exploring how not to be a victim of circumstance.
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#circumstances #circumstance #choices #positivity #mindfulness #empowerment #empower #disempowered #life #lifelessons #change #control #selfawareness #self #resist #beherenow #you

Who Needs Kindness, Compassion, and Empathy? - The Philosophy of the Titanium Don Kindness, compassion, and empathy are never weaknesses. Not at all. They’re strength. Kindness, compassion, and empathy empower.

Today, I'm exploring the depths of kindness, compassion, and empathy.
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#mindfulness #selfcare #selfawareness #kindness #compassion #empathy #pathwalking #paths #philosophy #life #choices #decisions #fightfear #awareness #woke #beherenow #you #empowerment

There’s No Right or Wrong Way to Write Fiction - MJ Blehart - Author There is no right or wrong way to write fiction (or, when you get down to it, anything at all), Pantser, planner, or plantser doesn't matter.

Today, I’m doing a deep dive into the how of writing fiction.
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#writing #writingfiction #howto #pantser #planner #plantser #noonetrueway #write #writers #author #authors #creative #creativity #bebold #sharing #choices #mindfulness #art #arts #artists

Every Day Can Be a New Opportunity - The Philosophy of the Titanium Don You can choose via active conscious awareness - mindfulness - to see every new day as another slog or a new opportunity. This empowers you.

Today. I'm exploring how we choose to approach any given day.
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#positivity #opportunity #potential #possibility #mindfulness #awareness #selfawareness #life #choices #decisions #empathy #fear #reason #living #nontoxicpositivity

It’s Perfectly Normal to Doubt Your Path - The Philosophy of the Titanium Don Right here and now, in the present, you’re empowered to make conscious choices and decisions. Doubt, however, might need to be addressed.

Today, I'm exploring mindfulness to stop doubt from turning into fear.
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#doubt #mindfulness #fear #selfawareness #selfsovereignty #awareness #awake #woke #pathwalking #paths #choices #decisions #choose #decide #beherenow #you

Creating The Discipline to Do Your Art - MJ Blehart - Author Creating art starts with one step. Each step builds your discipline. Once you have that, then you can decide what that looks like for you.

Today, I’m exploring what it takes to create discipline to do art.
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#discipline #effort #art #arts #writing #writers #authors #creating #creatives #work #creativity #creativeprocess #making #doing #choices #time #storytelling #now #empowerment #mindfulness

Step Away From The Doom and Gloom - The Philosophy of the Titanium Don It’s not all doom and gloom because there is always both bad and good. That’s the nature of life, the universe, and everything.

Today, I'm exploring choosing what you give attention to.
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#positivity #doomandgloom #notalldoomandgloom #life #potential #beherenow #mindfulness #empowerment #disempowerment #awareness #selfawareness #focus #attention #life #change #control

Can You Choose How You Handle Change? - The Philosophy of the Titanium Don Can you choose how you handle change? Yes, but not how you think you can. It’s not change, but your reaction to change you mindfully control.

Today, I'm exploring handling change.
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#change #changing #changehappens #life #choices #decisions #mindfulness #selfawareness #Pathwalking #paths #now #beherenow #awareness #empowerment #you #handlechange #control #fightfear

Do You Communicate With, Not At, Your Audience? - MJ Blehart - Author When you communicate with, not at, you can connect and build. When you communicate at, you create barriers and disconnect.

Today, I’m exploring the importance of how you convey a given message.
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#communication #communicatewith #condescending #choices #words #wordsmatter #writing #writers #creators #art #arts #artists #selfawareness #connection #you #mindfulness #awareness #author

It’s Not Selfish to Count on Yourself - The Philosophy of the Titanium Don You are, after all, the only you that is or will ever be. There’s an inescapable truth about you. You’re the only one in your head, heart, and soul. You, and only you, are in your mind, feel your feel...

Today, I'm exploring one of our superpowers.
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#countonyourself #positivity #mindfulness #choices #change #control #life #selfawareness #awareness #selfsovereignty #yourself #empowered #empowering #awake #aware #kindness #compassion #empathy #you

Sometimes the Answers Raise More Questions - The Philosophy of the Titanium Don The answers might lead to new questions. But guess what? Mindful questions are how we grow, evolve, learn, and gain new insights.

Today, I'm exploring how questions empower.
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#empowerment #mindfulness #questions #answers #Pathwalking #life #selfawareness #choices #decisions #askquestions #beherenow #kindness #compassion #empathy #fear #reason #logic #morequestions #you