Simon Kolz

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Performing, What's the Big Deal?

Performance anxiety is not something that only happens to musicians, singers, actors and dancers. It happens any time we feel pressure to “perform” in a specific situation or over a period of time. Writing a book or creating a painting or sculpture may evoke symptoms as well.

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Potty Training

I have always found the notion of toilet training a toddler to be a bit much. I didn’t feel right about pushing my girls to do something I felt would eventually come naturally. At three years old, both my girls were potty trained … not because I read books and raced them to the porcelain […]

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New Year Resolutions for Writers – The Best Kind to Make and How to Keep Them

On the first day of a bright and shiny new year, stretching out ahead of us full of possibilities, it’s so easy to feel a sense of determination. (“This year I’m DOING it! I’m going to write a book / lose weight / take more time for myself… etc etc.)

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