Comics Mentor

Just because it’s Monday, don’t look at the next week with dread. Look forward to what lies ahead! Get some of the things done that you’ve been putting off, that you’ve been dreading, that you need to have off the List.

Step forward into the next week with optimism, not regret for what you didn’t get done last week.

Make it happen.

And while you’re at it, find someone else in your circle who needs some encouragement and spread it around. Help each other out when you can.

When I tell you to “make your days count”, I mean that, but whatever shape that takes for you.

Have a great week!

There are always going to be pressures of some kind on you and at times that can be so overwhelming that it stops you in your tracks.

Don’t let it get to you.

Don’t let things overwhelm you.

Don’t give up.

It may seem as if you can sludging your way up a muddy hill, struggling to pull one mudcaked foot free and move it a mere few inches in front of the other. And then do the same for the next step while the hill itself is sliding downward, subject to the pouring rain and gravity.

Look up.

Ahead of you is your goal at the top of that hill. The way there may be a struggle, day to day, minute to minute, but it is there. You just have to keep moving. Keep knocking those things off your List of Things You Have To Do. Produce your comics. Write your stories. Each thing is a step to take. Each thing is a step closer to the goal.

It can get easier, especially if you stop worrying so much about the little nitpicky things that try to drain your energy, like a mosquito, one drop of blood at a time.

Chin up.

Focus on the Important Things.

Don’t give up.

You can do it.

Got distractions?

Tell me about it.

Sometimes there are so many things going on, it’s difficult to concentrate on just one thing. And other times, it’s almost quiet and the racing things start as the List loom large on the horizon…

I know that feeling myself. Work stuff, family stuff, creative stuff, they’re all in the there aren’t they? And there are those things when everything seems to be fighting for the place at the beginning of the line…

Stop.

Take the breath.

Are you doing something that is taking away from the goals you’ve set? Time-wasters? Time-devourers? Playing Assassin’s Creed or something?

Yeah, I know…

Everything in moderation, right? So, what you have to do to take your list back out and give it a look. Remind yourself of what the goal here is and should be: that comics page, that story, that one panel that leads to doing the next panel.

Focus on the Now and get some things off the List because you know that the List will replenish itself as new projects and opportunities present themselves…

Focus.

Get things done.

Keep me posted on your progress.

Have a great day.

Yes, you’re reading this right.

Do you have a prayer request? It can be for you, someone you know, the world, whatever you need. It can be a request for health or peace of mind.

Why?

Recently, I’ve gotten messages and personal stories from various people who follow the blog, etc.,. Some are encouraging while others are painful and to be honest, this is something that’s been weighing on me. So, if you want someone to hear your requests or hear your story, here I am.

And so are others if you want to share it.

So is God.

I’m not trying to shove religion at you, but this is a part of me that I’m willing to share with you.

You can post the request as a comment. Or if you want to share it privately, just email me at comicsmentor@gmail.com.

Have a great day.

One of the things that can affect your day is your attitude.

Take a stance today and make your attitude a positive one. Smile today.

That’s your assignment today.

Things may weigh on you and try to beat you down, but you don’t have to let it get the best of you. An upbeat attitude can fuel your day to overcome so much if you just let it. Sure, putting on a fake smile when you don’t feel it inside might seem well,. fake, but if you really think about the image you’re casting to others out there who don’t know how bad your day is going or about the deadline for those comics pages you’re struggling against, etc., the chances increase that you will see that smile reflected back at you.

A little simplistic really, what can it hurt? Will it cause you physical and mental anguish to brighten someone else’s day?

I didn’t think so.

Think about all the people with whom you come into contact each and every day, especially with your family and friends or the people you work with. Try to be positive for them.

You can do it.

By helping someone else, you help yourself in that. It’s a good thing to do. So, do it.

Smile.