It’s tough when it feels like we’re falling behind. I’ve often wondered why it’s worth it at all — to put in all this time and energy, for few results, and little to no traction. People aren’t interested enough. Everyone else is a million times more talented anyway. The industry seems to be getting more […]
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We get frustrated because we aren’t progressing as we had planned. We aren’t there with the traction we hoped we’d be getting with all this work we’re putting in. We’re not getting enough of them dratted likes, follows, pings, pokes, thumbs ups, and subscribes. And little Johnny Genius over on YouTube seems to be getting all
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Part of keeping people productive is ensuring that deadlines are set, but it’s not enough to simply state due dates. Employees need a constant and visual reminder of what needs to be accomplished and when it needs to be done. You’ve probably heard it, but many studies prove visual cues can greatly increase the likelihood of
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One of the things that has held me back is procrastinating too much. I don’t feel like doing the stuff I know I need to do because I don’t feel like it. I know what I need to do, but then an image pops up in my head luring me from the dusty wasteland of
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The resistance is there. The foggy feeling of not knowing is there. Feeling like I’m an imposter who has arrogantly assumed the role of a writer and an ‘advice-giver’ is there. The guilt at working from home, avoiding the daily commute is there. The shame of barely meeting anyone new because of a solitary life is
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Everybody has their own definition of success. And most people probably would like to live an above-average life. But the reality is that the vast majority of people never do. Most people live ordinary, mediocre existences. Hundreds of highly successful executives have shared with me the daily habits they say have helped them get ahead.
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“Do you know how to tell if you’re doing the job? If you’re up at 3am every night talking into a tape recorder and writing notes on scraps of paper, have a knot in your stomach and a rash on your skin, are losing sleep and losing touch with your wife and kids, have no
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For thirty days… Reached out to someone to ask for help. Wrote a thousand words of total crap. Painted a picture and shared it online. Read fifty pages of a book. Quit watching porn. Did something that scared you. Wrote down twenty new ideas. Did fifty press-ups. Took and shared an interesting photograph. Made something
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Like all content marketers, you want readers to get the most out of your content. But creating and distributing high-quality content across the increasing number of channels you’re expected to manage takes a lot of time and resources. Reusing content assets that have yielded good results is a powerful way to expand your content library
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“When are you going to start?” Blink. “Are your fingers frozen?” Blink. Blink. “Why aren’t you typing?” Blink. Blink. Blink. “Don’t you know what to create?” Blink. Blink. Blink. Blink. The cursor is a silent but pesky critic. Do you ever want to curse the cursor when you’re in a slump? Do you ever want
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