Tag: Motivation
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Grab a Drink and Sit Down for a Quick Writing Session Right Now
Daydreaming asks nothing of you. No schedule, no preparation, no outcomes. It drifts in when you’re staring out a window and drifts out when your phone buzzes. Effortless. Undemanding. And, most of the time, forgotten within the hour. What if you could capture more of what your daydreams are trying to tell you? Here’s the…
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Channel Your Genuine Enthusiasm to Level Up Your Copywriting Skills
I once got so excited about a content strategy framework that I literally clapped my hands together and said “oh, that’s delicious” in a restaurant. My dining companion looked at me with a mixture of affection and alarm, the way you’d look at a dog who’s just discovered a tennis ball machine. I am not…
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Is F.E.A.R. Holding You Back?
I sat on a draft for nine months. Not because I didn’t know what to say, I knew exactly what to say. I sat on it because I was afraid of what people would think when I said it. Nine months. Enough time to grow a human being. When I finally published it, nothing bad…
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What It Really Takes to Succeed as a Content Creator in a Noisy World
I once worked closely with someone who had bright pink hair. Neon, unapologetic, visible-from-across-a-conference-hall pink. And here’s what happened inside my head every time I sat down to write: Am I interesting enough? Do I need a thing? Should I dye my hair? Get a signature outfit? Develop a larger-than-life persona? It’s the question that…