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3 Principles That Got Me Through a Book Launch While I Had COVID
Imagine spending two years getting ready to share a body of work that you’re excited about and believe in, only to have to spend two of the most important weeks of the […]
What Do You Need To Let Go Of?
This morning, I realized how much of my current suffering is grieving the lost time from when Dad passed about a year ago. I had already incurred enough distraction and time debt […]
5 Key Ways to Identify Your New Strengths in 2020
Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Jenn Labin. Starting March 13th of this year, the concepts of routine, consistency, and productivity evaporated from many people’s lives, including mine. (Side note: I […]
What My Shoulder Injury Taught Me About Solving Business Problems
“Is it the pushups? It has to be the pushups.” If you’d been inside my head a few days ago, that’s the conversation you would have heard. See, for the past couple […]
Solitude, Crossing Paths, and Adaptability
Angela created this lovely audio meditation during a recent walk, which you can listen to here: (Listening time at 1x speed: ~13 minutes) Alternatively, the text of the audio is reprinted below, […]
25 Lessons in Business (After 25 Years)
Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Lisa Robbin Young. ’Tis the season for annual reviews and reflections on the last decade. The beginning of the year for me, however, always […]
5 Ways to Bust Your Familiarity Bias and See What’s Possible
Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Jeffrey Davis. Imagine you’re at your favorite coffee shop. While you glance over the menu, you probably know what you are going to order before […]
How to Learn from Your “Failures” (and Other, Not-So-Drastic Outcomes)
Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Cory Huff. I ran down the basketball court, looking over my shoulder. My teammate threw a perfect pass that came down just over my left […]
Book Launch Roller-Coaster Part 1: Miscarriage
Content Warning: The post below mentions miscarriage and pregnancy loss. “I don’t know how to tell you this … I’m pregnant.” The fear and uncertainty in Angela’s eyes told me everything I […]
How to Become an Entrepreneur When You Start as a Freelancer
Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Chris O’Byrne. I officially started my “career” as a freelancer in 2009. I wanted to escape the 9-to-5, having worked as a chemical engineer […]
How to Overcome Major Disruptions in Your Work Life
Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Jenn Labin. Major disruptions to our work lives can take any number of forms. You might get sick, married, start a certification class, or begin […]
5 Easy Ways to Write About Your Problems (and Start Solving Them)
Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Ali Luke. Do you ever find yourself going over the same problem — again and again — inside your head? Maybe you’re in your 50s […]
Should You Get a Job When You Have a Great Business?
One of my friends who has a great business is looking for a job. For many people, “having a great business” and “looking for a job” are incompatible. If you had a […]
Are Massive Action and Hustle Ruining Your Creative Business?
Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Lisa Robbin Young. Multi-talented performing artist Will Smith once famously said that he isn’t afraid to die on a treadmill. He went on to say […]
5 Ways to Have that Trust Conversation Sooner
Conversations on trust are difficult because they have moral and practical connotations. We sometimes mean trust in the practical way: I trust my car to start, the sun to rise, or my […]
How Do You Sing in the Morning?
I was listening to the audiobook version of Mark Nepo’s More Together Than Alone the other day. The following passage struck me: In an elemental way, empathy and connection are life-giving. Let’s […]
Do You Need to Get Better at Asking for and Receiving Help?
I used to suck at receiving help. I was so bad at it someone finally had to tell me … We were sitting at a table in the sun at a retreat I […]