I've Wanted To Be A Writer Since

As A Parent, If Give Yourself What You Need, Your Children Will Watch You Doing That And Will Give Themselves What They Need.

Spend Your Free Time The Way You Like, Not The Way You Think You're Supposed To. Stay Home On New Year's Eve If That's What Makes You Happy. Skip The Committee Meeting. Cross The Street To Avoid Making Aimless Chitchat With Random Acquaintances. Read. Cook. Run. Write A Story. Make A Deal With Yourself That You'll Attend A Set Number Of Social Events In Exchange For Not Feeling Guilty When You Beg Off.

Figure Out What You Are Meant To Contribute To The World And Make Sure You Contribute It

Shyness Is Inherently Uncomfortable; Introversion Is Not. The Traits Do Overlap, Though Psychologists Debate To What Degree.

I Look Back On My Years As A Wall Street Lawyer As Time Spent In A Foreign Country.