Articles by Jyll Stuart
My NaNoWriMo Prep
NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) starts in 7 days. For those of you that aren’t familiar, that’s writing 1,667 words/day for 30 days! I haven’t fully participated in ten years, but this year I am going to make an effort to start and finish with success in 2018! These are the preparatory steps that I am
My Watercolor Muse
If you’ve wondered where I’ve been these past several weeks, I’ve been exploring my watercolor muse. I can’t honestly say what prompted me to go this direction, but it happened on a Friday and I’ve been hooked since then! And then, my friend Lisa Greer took me to a paint-along class and that cemented the
If It’s Friday, It Must Be Jyll-Day
If it’s Friday, it must be Jyll-Day! Being an entrepreneur with 3 active business propositions (Veracity Technologies, ShockAlarm, and Barnwood Pens) and many percolating ideas, it’s tough to carve out time for me. So, mid-May I started an experiment. I blocked out my Friday’s just for me and it’s turned out great! An added benefit is
Time Management Tactics
How many time management courses have you attended? How many books on this topic have you read? What tactics or strategies do you employ to manage your time? I still have the first time management book I read, “If You Haven’t Got the Time to Do It Right, When Will You Find the Time to
Going Back to Paper
I have an iPhone and an iPad and have been using that combination for the past three years. During that time, I’ve tested many digital planner solutions. It’s not that they don’t work per se. Instead, I like the connection by brain makes by putting pen to paper. That’s why I am going back to
Break Out of the Mold
I spent 27 years in corporate America and was able to break out of the mold in 2010. It was a blessing in disguise as I was struggling to fit into a mold that wasn’t destined to be. I’m independent, strong-willed, strong-minded, and creative. And that combination doesn’t work in most companies – no matter