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Career Articles
Feeling Stuck? Stop Looking for Complicated Solutions to Simple Problems
The ultimate problem-solving technique is right in front of you “Baking soda.” My friend adored my shiny stovetop, which until a few days prior, had been…
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This 104-Year-Old Former Girl Scout Leader Gives the Best Career Advice
Success, clarity, and creativity come with age We’ve all heard the stories of Colonel Sanders, Ray Kroc, and Julia Child finding success later in life. They’re…
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How to Detect the Ugly Grasp of Self-Employment Burnout
The 3 early warning signs It’s Monday morning. You spent the weekend with the wife and kids. You watched Moana for the 1,000th time and checked…
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Stop reading quit-your-job advice articles
Ask yourself these important questions instead Quitting your job has become over-hyped and glorified. I’ve seen too many advice articles written by 20-somethings claiming to…
How to find the right tools to run your side hustle
A litmus test to save you time (and money) It’s not entirely possible to run every aspect of your side hustle, or what I call your…
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Here are 10 reasons why you should start a 5-to-9
(Even if you’re happy with your 9-to-5) Do you need a little push to get your side hustle started? I have 10 pushes to get…
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Life Articles
When Quitting or Persevering Aren’t Options, You Can Aways Step Away
Come back later when you feel like it It feels sacrosanct to say — especially in a culture that worships grit and productivity — but you’re allowed to take a…
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So I Guess I Like Dave Ramsay Now (And Why You Should Too)
What a rich, old, white dude taught me about money Dave Ramsay is everything I despise in a guru. He’s a know it all. He has…
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Here’s why you never achieve your long-term goals
Rather than wasting time and effort on a big long-term goal, start small and focus on your deliberate first steps. Fate is not on your…
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Stop using your bank account to measure your worth
Watching these 11 non-financial metrics can lead to a happier and healthier life. I remember looking at the number and thinking I must have misplaced…
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Stop using perfection as a crutch
Sometimes good enough is enough There’s a commercial for a brand I can’t quite remember that uses the slogan, “Sometimes enough is not enough.” The…
How to snap out of anxiety before it takes over your day
6 steps to overcoming anxiety The more you rely on your anxiety action plan the more confident you will become in being able to cope…
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Creativity Articles
A Manifesto for the Online Writer Who’s Lost Their Love of Writing
Stop playing the viral slot machine My kid was anxious to buy his book about animal kingdoms. He’s 5 and possesses the consumer certainty only…
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The Write-When-You-Don’t-Feel-Like-Writing Advice is Crap
You don’t have to be a slave to your keyboard. I get the write-every-day-no-matter-what advice. I do. Having a daily habit of attempting to write is…
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Want to be more creative? Get comfortable in your own skin
Stop creating mass-produced imitations and make things only you can make. Imagine for a second, that you’re standing on a busy city sidewalk. The bustle swirls…
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Creativity looks different as a 30-year-old (versus a 20-year-old)
9 reasons to rethink how you look at creativity When I was 20, I put creativity on a pedestal. Now creativity is just another part…
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The 4 simple lessons that’ll make you a better writer
Advice I learned from a fiction author’s Masterclass What are the lessons that’ll make you a better writer? Finish the things you don’t want to…
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Is It Okay to Give Up When You Can’t Follow Through?
I’m writing this specifically for the purpose of clicking on “Publish,” something I’ve struggled to do as of late. I have three drafts of articles…
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