Welcome to my writing room!
Have some cake! I'm Inger, I'm originally from Norway, and when I'm not writing I love working on creative projects I can see, smell, taste, and touch. Like knitting, sewing, baking, and crocheting.
In a world where we spend between 15-20 hours per week on scrolling, I'm crazy passionate about anything we bring into existence with our own mind and hands.
What do you want to create?
After dropping out of college, I spent over ten years at a Tibetan Buddhist centre in California. There, living on 200 acres above the tree-line, I learned to sit very still, completed 1,5 million mantra recitations, and discoverd kale. ​
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When I moved to London and worked at the Norwegian Embassy, I suddenly went to meetings at Buckingham Palace and had Downing Street on speed dial.
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Four years later I moved to the Cotswolds and wrote my first book. Now I'm working on my third. ​​
I'm all about 'find a way or make a way'. One of my favourite question is, 'If this was a movie, what would you want the next scene to be?' Seeing myself from the outside makes it easier to say YES to things.
Here are some of my more philosophical Yesses.
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YES TO OWNING YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS
Own your wins. Celebrate each milestone. Bask in the glory of your own success.
YES TO DOING THINGS THAT ARE OUT OF CHARACTER
Don't be dictated by the past or what feels familiar.
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YES TO LETTING IT BE EASY
For me, it's often easier to pursue and achieve unrealistic things than things that look easy and logical on paper. This is why I love the question, 'What's the easiest way I can do this?'
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YES TO CHANGING YOUR MIND
We change to adapt to an impermanent reality. You can change your mind and alter your plans. It means you're growing
YES TO BEING GRATEFUL
Gratitude helps you notice what's already stacked in your favour.
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YES TO NOT BEING READY
Not feeling ready is a stop sign, it's a portal to something new and amazing.
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YES TO PLAYING THE HELL OUT OF THE CARDS YOU'RE HOLDING
Like Cheryl Strayed said, 'You don’t have a right to the cards you believe you should have been dealt. You have an obligation to play the hell out of the ones you’re holding.'
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YES TO DESTROYING YOUR REPUTATION (thanks, Rumi)
If you always worry about what other people will think, your life will never be yours.
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What do you want to say YES to?
What I'm known for:
"Inger's ability to swiftly affect change is truly amazing, simply because there’s so much fun involved! For those of you lucky enough to be on Inger’s client roster, all I can say is congratulations!"
When people ask what kind of work I do, I say, 'I'm a copywriting mentor for entrepreneurs. I also run online writing workshops and programs.
But that's just the tip of the iceberg.
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​What I really do is:
Help people distill their talent and magic into words that sound like them and creates interest for their work. With my tools, support, and Hollywood storytelling tricks, my people learn how to write freer, wilder, funner, and with more life-force. Dry sentences and sounding like everyone else? Not a chance! You'll still doubt yourself and ask, "Can I really write this?' but don't worry. Soon those thoughts will be a blip on the radar, not the dominating voice.
Highest praise:
"You have the same personality as David Sedaris."
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Fan of:
The way your hair smell after a bonfire, Lady Di, going to bed early, vintage gloves.
Allergic to:
Parties, coach-speak, AI, and the sentence, 'Now that I'm older. . . . "
My treasures:
My Buddhist teachers, my mind, my freedom, my creativity, and my people.
Favourite Authors
Margaret Atwood
Anne Lamott
Fran Leibowitz
Amy Tan
Knut Hamsun
Richard Rousso
Nora Ephron
David Sedaris
Milan Kundera
Mindy Kalling
Cheryl Strayed
E.M. Forster
Favourite TV shows
Yellow Stone
Veep
I Love Dick
Twin Peaks
Breaking Bad
Slow Horses
The Office (American version)
Gilmore Girls
Seinfeld
The West Wing
Modern Family
Schitt's Creek
I think that's about it! Right now I'm:
About to launch: a new podcast about Slow Horses. I'm doing this with my best friend, and for once it will be in Norwegian.
Reading: The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
Obsessed with: creating environments, communities, and settings that makes it easy to press PLAY on the things we want to do. Aka: let the environment do the heavy lifting. Motivation fades.
Feeling conflicted about: Elizabeth Gilbert's new memoir. How can a person who writes to love everyday end up on a reckless drug-binge?
Working on: a book about the decade I lived at a Tibetan Buddhist centre.
Looking forward to: learning about what book/novel/text/creative project you have up your sleeve.
Pssst! Are we friends on Instagram?
My feed is a magical blend of Buddhist quotes, copywriting tips, and creativity boosting ideas. You find me by searing for: @ingerkenobi
