“Pressure is the result of limitations we put on ourselves to produce outcomes we don’t control. When we focus on the outcome, we begin to expect things out of our control, which sets us up for failure.”
Five Common Social Media Marketing Mistakes
“Start slow. It’s better to win on one platform than to lose on ten.”
10 Ideas For The Interested This Week
“The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members.” — Coretta Scott King
Only Do It If You’re Willing To Do It 100 Times
The most successful things I’ve done have one thing in common: I’ve done them at least 100 times.
13 Steps to Becoming Happy
“The quality of the attention we received from our primary caregivers can affect the intimacy and sustainability of our adult social connections — which are a major determinant of wellbeing, physical health and even life expectancy.”
How to Pitch an Idea like a Pixar Producer
“Every Pixar movie has the exact same story structure that you can identify in six sentences.”
Why You Should Catalog Your Creative Influences
“Committing to writing a list of influences and inspirations can help us clarify our pasts and show us potential paths for the future.”
How to Solve Problems Using the Five Whys Process
“The purpose of the 5 whys isn’t to place blame, but rather to uncover the root cause of why something unexpected occurred. Additionally, it helps a team create small, incremental steps so that the same issue doesn’t happen again.”
How to Network Using Instagram Direct Messages
“Search hashtags, click them, look at the account, then see how you can bring them value. DM them, go in soft, bring value, rinse and repeat — two, three, four, five thousand times.”
You Don’t Hate Mondays, You Hate Not Being Yourself
“Even on weekends, we avoid ourselves. We’re so used to being someone else, it’s hard for us to be us. So we escape into pleasures. We numb ourselves with drugs, Netflix, or the newest Marvel movie.”