by Hollye Dexter | Nov 7, 2013 | Oprah, perseverance, persistence, positive thinking, Stephen Pressman, Super Soul Sunday, The War of Art
To every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. Remember that from science class? And so it is that in every positive action you take, you are sure to encounter resistance in some form. Resistance with a Capital RStephen Pressman, bestselling author of...
by Hollye Dexter | Feb 1, 2013 | Dancing At the Shame Prom, John Berendt, life lessons, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, persistence, positive thinking, writing
This is a blog about achieving a big dream one small step at a time, a philosophy I owe to an interview I read with author John Berendt. Berendt’s novel, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, was originally turned down by his agent. She said it was too...
by Hollye Dexter | Jul 15, 2012 | Dalai Lama, how to be happy, persistence, positive attitude, Save Stitch, The Art of Happiness, the power of positive thinking
On Thursday, as many of you know, we lost a second round of court battles for custody of our dog Stitch. After three years of fighting, fundraising, campaigning…you could say I was depressed. Extremely depressed, in fact.The next morning, as I was driving to yoga, I...
by Hollye Dexter | Aug 8, 2011 | how to get published, Kathryn Stockett, persistence, The Help, writers and rejection, writing, writing rejection
I recently read an interview with Kathryn Stockett, author of the New York Times #1 bestselling novel The Help, which is now being made into a film. She said her book was initially rejected by 60 agents and publishers. 60!4 agents rejected my first book, and I went...
by Hollye Dexter | Apr 30, 2011 | community activism, hope through adversity, persistence, Societal Woes
Just look at that stoplight. Isn’t she a beauty? Well, maybe not so much to you, but to me this stoplight makes my heart swell with pride, because it represents victory after a hard-fought battle.It all started about ten years ago, just before Christmas, when...
by Hollye Dexter | May 19, 2010 | evan, family, life lessons, motherhood, parenting, persistence, preschool games
Today I played a marathon game of Chutes and Ladders with my four-year-old son and let me tell you, that game is not for the faint of heart. It gives “Risk – the Game of World Domination” a run for its money.The object of the game is to move the 100 spaces to the...