Prolific Without Pain

Gina Greenlee, Author

May 3, 20214 min read

PLAY!

No Alarms, Doodling and You at Age 3 Ever notice how kids play? When they make up stories they roll from one idea to the next. Mikey...

Gina Greenlee, Author

Aug 2, 20202 min read

Do It Like Dada

Gina’s 2017 Writing Journal: From the walking trail in route to the parking lot, I heard children’s yelps in the playground to my left....

Gina Greenlee, Author

May 18, 20191 min read

The Late Adopter

I am a human who, by marketing industry definition is a “late adopter.” I enjoy 21st century digital technology as long as it enhances...

Gina Greenlee, Author

Apr 28, 20191 min read

End On A High Note

I used to be an in-car driving instructor. Each driving lesson lasted 90 minutes. Often, when I introduced a new maneuver – parallel...

Gina Greenlee, Author

Feb 13, 20192 min read

Sleep Your Way to the Top

If you think “sleep is a waste of time” as a colleague once told me during my corporate years, then you are missing out on one of most...

Gina Greenlee, Author

Jan 23, 20192 min read

Don’t Set a Clock Be a Clock

During the 24 hours we are allotted daily, each of us is more productive at certain times than others. To set ourselves up for peak...

Gina Greenlee, Author

Jan 16, 20193 min read

Don’t Force a Schedule, Honor a Rhythm

A big part of managing energy for peak performance is letting go of workhorse mentality: you must take breaks. Otherwise you flame out....

Stand Up For Yourself (By Not Standing Yourself Up)

Gina Greenlee, Author

Jan 9, 20191 min read

Stand Up For Yourself (By Not Standing Yourself Up)

What one does is what counts, not what one had the intention of doing. Pablo Picasso Show Up Scenario: you think about setting out for...

Gina Greenlee, Author

Jan 3, 20191 min read

Be Ruthless

Grant yourself permission. To not wash dishes, do laundry, answer every email, take the call every time the phone rings, text back every...

Gina Greenlee, Author

Dec 26, 20181 min read

The Voices Inside Your Head

Trust them. Make nice. Don’t denigrate, suppress or spend too much time analyzing them. Rather, befriend and use them to advantage....

Gina Greenlee, Author

Dec 19, 20185 min read

The Muse, the Posse and Keeping it Hot

When you make music or write or create, it’s really your job to have mind-blowing, irresponsible, condomless sex with whatever idea it is...

Gina Greenlee, Author

Dec 12, 20182 min read

Innovation Markers: The Write Metric

◊ ◊ ◊ Not everything that can be counted matters and not everything that matters can be counted. William Bruce Cameron ◊ ◊ ◊ Page count,...

Gina Greenlee, Author

Nov 28, 20182 min read

As Whales Do

Gina Greenlee photo: Whale watching on New Zealand’s Kaikoura Coast, June 2000 ◊ ◊ ◊ Years ago, while still new in my journey of teaching...

Gina Greenlee, Author

Nov 21, 20181 min read

Do It For Love

Get Excited Often, when we set out to “WRITE” we stumble because we are removed from the writing itself. We approach it like a 10th grade...

Gina Greenlee, Author

Nov 7, 20182 min read

Perfume, Street Gangs and Vampires

So what if your idea isn’t “new.” Don’t be afraid to take a new swing at an old ball. The 1937 Hungarian play, Parfumerie by Miklos...

Gina Greenlee, Author

Oct 10, 20185 min read

Do You Feel Prolific? Well, Do Ya?

Prolific without Pain: Chillax Into Your Best Writing Ever Joyful writing doesn’t come from sitting erect at a computer for hours or in a...