I talk to a lot of people who want to become writers.

“Do I have what it takes?” is the question that everyone is dancing around. You don’t ask it, but that’s what you’re all thinking.

The good news is, yes, you have what it takes. Even if English isn’t…

I met a woman in Barcelona who was talking about how much better her life would be if she could just make it to LA.

I told her that I came from LA and as far as I could tell, Spain was a much nicer place for a human being…

I met a math grad student on my travels. She probably had an IQ of 150.

Over a few days, we got to know one another. She found out I had a blog and that I talked about creativity. She told me, “I’m depressed. …

I’m in Prague for a week — seeing the sights.

I’ve met a couple of med students and a physicist, all Germans. We talked, walked, and drank — discussing cultural differences, philosophy, language, and drugs.

The conversation is dynamic and funny. I’m a better “writer” when I’m hoping on cobblestones…

I met a physicist whose dream was to become a writer.

“If I give up this path, I need to work my ass off. I have to get successful.”

It won’t work.

The whole reason you want to give up the first path is because you’re forcing yourself to do…

I’m in Berlin. I asked my German friend, “Hey, I almost forgot: I owe you 33 euros, don’t I?”

She looked at me, deadpan. “Yes, you do.”

I laughed. When she looked confused, I explained, “It seems like you’re mad at me.”

“I’m not. It’s just — you do!”

“I…

I’m currently living with an old friend. The other day, he had a question about my blog. “You mostly write, like, motivational stuff, right? Like, mindset?”

“I guess that’s what I tend to blog about, yeah.”

It was completely innocent. He was just curious if I ever wrote articles about…

I’m living in Berlin right now. My friends are here. I love the work that I do. I can do pretty much whatever I want. I can fly to Spain next week or take a train to Greece to meet a new friend.

I’m finding that the more I relax…