How to Stop Saying “Um,” “Ah,” and “You Know”
“Pauses aren’t easy to embrace. For many speakers, even the briefest pause can feel like an interminable silence. That’s because we tend to think faster than we...
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33 Ways to Be Insanely Happy, Productive, and Balanced
“A small to-do list of 5–10 items, if completed day in and day out, will put you far ahead of everyone else.”
How a First-Time Author Sold 5,000 Books in One Month
“Writing and marketing a new book is just like running a business. You start with an idea and a lot of unproven assumptions and your goal is to prove those assu...
Get More Attention For Your Creations By Telling Your Three Stories
The secret to successful promotion is to tell your story.
Six Ways to Slow down Your Life
“It had never occurred to me to put a limit on the number of appointments in a day. Usually I just figure it has to happen, so I cram it in, but the result is p...
Create for an Audience of One
“Attempting to fulfill other people’s expectations is a fool’s errand when it comes to creative work. It’s inevitable that you will fail on some level, make com...
Seven Ways to Prioritize Your Work
“No matter what you spend your time doing, you can never get that time back. And any time spent continuing to work towards the wrong priority is just wasted tim...
Nine Email Productivity Tips
“The average adult checks their email 45 times. Yet nobody has claimed to have changed the world by checking email.”
10 Tips for a Creative Life
“In this world, we can do many things. Make sure to say no, unless they really matter.”
How to Build a Budget You Will Stick With
“To make sure you’re really being conscious about your spending, you need to spend on the things you love — while ignoring everything else.”