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Five ways to beat the pressure when trying to repeat a success
Trying to repeat a success creates its own kind of pressure. Here are five tips on how to maintain your edge and creativity when your inner critic gets uppity.
Trying to repeat a success creates its own kind of pressure. Here are five tips on how to maintain your edge and creativity when your inner critic gets uppity.
This is the book launch for a new collection of poetry and photography. It’s also the coming-out party for my new publishing imprint, Gray Bear Publications.
A lot of workplace and personal relationship issues come down to poor communication, which often comes from sloppy thinking. Learn to use the right words.
Most people who think they’re great communicators aren’t. Three rules for good written communication: Value the reader’s time. Don’t equivocate. Don’t decorate.
Before clicking “publish” on last week’s blog post about roles and responsibilities, I had to delete one of the three examples I’d written to support my main premise. It was like an hour’s work, with cited links and amusing quotes. It was based on an insight I’d had years ago Read more…
Taking the courageous steps to pursue a new dream, you will face and have to survive the J Curve in order to turn your dream into reality.
Saying “I’ll volunteer when my business is off the ground” is like saying “I’ll start coaching youth teams when my kids are grown up.” Now is the time to get involved.
Bad communicators write bad email subject lines. Here are five rules to make your communication more effective, and to make your coworkers appreciate you more.
Are you most loyal to your past self, to your future self, or to a fictitious self created by other people? The answer should almost always be, “It depends.”
We spend so much time focusing on achievement, financial success, wealth accumulation, and reputation, we often forget how to include play and art in our lives.