Working in a creative field and only reading nonfiction is like training for a marathon by doing pushups and curls. You’ve got to work out the creative part of your br...
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The Incredible Impact of Words
The first time I realized the impact of my words, I was six years old. I called my mom a #@$%**. I spent the rest of the evening with a bar of soap in my mouth.
The s...
The Productivity Secret of Professional Writers
How exactly does a writer who doesn’t love the actual process of writing “just get started”? How, specifically, do you get past that first hurdle?
P...
How to Be Outstanding
Everyone wants to be extraordinary, but no one wants to be unpopular. Everyone wants to be a genius, but no one wants to be called a nerd. Everyone wants to be outstan...
When No One’s Watching
What do we do when the world isn’t listening? This is the question every communicator and leader has to face at some point.
What we want to do is get louder. To...
The Problem with Online Friendship
The problem with online friendship is that when things go wrong we split. When I say something that makes you uncomfortable, or when you offend me, we’ll go our ...