Archive for August 2019
Finding Your Author Voice
Fasten your seatbelts, buckaroos! Today we’re talking about voice, which is a slippery eel of a topic if ever there was one, so we’re gonna come at it from a couple different angles and hopefully one of them sticks. Voice is a hard thing to lock down because it’s entirely subjective. What one person considers…
Read MoreBettering Your Editing
Creating imaginary worlds filled with whatever weirdness your thinking-noodle cooks up is (if you’re doing it correctly) fun. Sure, forcing yourself into the chair to sling words onto paper can be hard some days, but once you’re in the flow and ideas start plopping out of your word-hole, the act of writing becomes a fairly…
Read MoreThe 4 Steps to Mastery
“If people knew how hard I worked to get my mastery, it wouldn’t seem so wonderful at all.” Michelangelo When I started out writing, I knew nothing. Well, no…maybe not nothing. So, just enough to get myself into trouble. I knew how to put words on a page. And I knew how to string together…
Read More3 Investments to Make in Yourself Today
How many hours this week did you invest in yourself? How you spend your time is the clearest indicator of what you value in life. Make it yourself.
Read MoreBreaking the Multitasking Myth
Raise your hand if you think you’re an above-average multitasker. Okay, so obviously I can’t see you through the computer, so I have no idea how many of you actually raised your hands (hopefully it was more of a mental hand raise than a physical thing anyhow). Lucky for us, I’m not the first person…
Read MoreWhat’s Your Body Language Saying?
“What you do speaks so loud, I cannot hear what you’re saying.” Ralph Waldo Emerson They say, “I’m fine”, but it doesn’t take a Sherlock to see their words and body language are fundamentally at odds. Arms are now folded, whereas only a moment before they were open and expressive. Tone has changed from light…
Read MoreThe Success Formula
The simple equation you need to know to succeed at life, love, and everything between. “Compound interest is the most powerful force in the universe.” Einstein Compound interest is an immutable wonder that you can either understand and utilize (to your great benefit) or ignore and languish (though probably not to your great benefit). Typically…
Read MoreThe Simple Secret to Outrageous Productivity
Are you ready to unleash a staggering amount of productivity?
Come learn the simple task that researchers found to help boost productivity by as much as 31% in less than two minutes a day.
Read MoreThe Psychology of Failure
Success doesn’t just happen overnight, and it doesn’t just happen without a whole lot of failure.
Learn the psychology of failing your way to success.
Read MoreThe Power of Decision
“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” — Lao Tzu
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