my invocation: an open call to your creative spark
This post first ran in May 2011 in response to Danielle LaPorte’s Firestarter Invocation. I believe that you have what you need. I believe that you grow as you learn. I believe that you learn as you act. I believe that you are enough. Our ideas are not empty vessels to pour ourselves into. Our [...]
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Tara Gentile is a business coach and blogger serving passion-driven entrepreneurs with fresh ideas about productivity, passion, and profit. She’s the author of the digital guide, The Art of Earning.
The other side of “Do what you say you’re going to do.”
Do what you say you’re going to do. Do what you say you’re going to do. Do what you say you’re going to do. For me, this is the hardest of all life principles. But it’s a mantra that Danielle LaPorte lives, works, and plays by. I get down on myself for not doing what [...]
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Tara Gentile is a business coach and blogger serving passion-driven entrepreneurs with fresh ideas about productivity, passion, and profit. She’s the author of the digital guide, The Art of Earning.
Makers are messengers, too.
Makers are messengers, too, ya know. Your job isn’t to write the next killer blog post, craft the next hard-hitting piece of journalism, or take the mic & rock the stage, but that doesn’t mean you’re off the hook from having a message. Makers are messengers, too. What you create with paper, pixel, wood, or [...]
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Tara Gentile is a business coach and blogger serving passion-driven entrepreneurs with fresh ideas about productivity, passion, and profit. She’s the author of the digital guide, The Art of Earning.
This is NOT a “how to not care about what others think” post.
We all know we shouldn’t care what other people think about our decisions. The vast majority of us still twinge with the thought that someone could misunderstand our motivations or question our preferences. I do. I am, by nature, a fairly intuitive person. I detect quite a bit of below-the-radar information that is flying about [...]
About the Author
Tara Gentile is a business coach and blogger serving passion-driven entrepreneurs with fresh ideas about productivity, passion, and profit. She’s the author of the digital guide, The Art of Earning.
How do you create a new lifestyle when the old one doesn’t fit anymore?
My life is changing. I embrace change. It’s cool. My family, my location, my status… just about every part of my life seems to be in flux. This is a time when many people might bemoan uncertainty or question the Universe. For me, this is a time of opportunity. My lifestyle no longer fits. Did [...]
About the Author
Tara Gentile is a business coach and blogger serving passion-driven entrepreneurs with fresh ideas about productivity, passion, and profit. She’s the author of the digital guide, The Art of Earning.





