Excerpted from "How to Jump-Start a Napping Muse"

(Reprint of an article from The New York Times — March 3, 2002)

...It is bull's-eye advice. There's nothing as intimidating as the high bar, and rather than jumping on the first try, it sometimes makes sense to work your way up. "Set short-term goals," suggests Lynn Robinson, a management consultant in Boston. "Nothing restores your confidence faster than achieving a goal."

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