Business Life
The Most Dangerous Place To Get Stuck When You Want To Change [Video + Transcript]
This was part of a tiny video series sent to my email list – an experiment in conversing via video! Here’s the recording + transcript. Other recordings coming. Have you ever heard the saying, “If you think you can’t, you’re right”? Thinking “I can’t do that” is never fun, but it’s not the worst place…
Read MoreThis Might Be Why You’re Working And Not Getting Anywhere
I was sitting in my kitchen two days ago, hands around a warm mug, staring into space, when out of nowhere, an idea for a novel dropped into my head. (You know how ideas can do that, I bet.) The bizarre thing is, I’ve never wanted to write a novel. I don’t even read many…
Read MoreIf You Don’t Do This On Purpose, It’ll Make You Miserable By Accident
Imagine: You start a project at your computer. You work and work and get 92% of it done… …but then you have to stop. You’re so close, but can’t hit “publish” or “send” or “export.” How do you feel as you close your laptop? I don’t know about you, but this drives me batty. As…
Read MoreIs using psychology in marketing unethical?
I have an email from a reader here, and thought you might be interested to see it, too: “I’ve been struggling with something…There are all sorts of tips and tactics about how to attract customers, how to grab their attention, increase sales, up-sell, etc. I understand many of these things can have a significant impact…
Read MoreHow To Market Your Work When Self-Confidence Is Low
You know that brief moment of hesitation at the dinner party that makes you miss the window to say “Hey, that’s what I do!” before conversation moves on? Or closing the tab on the ‘speaker application’ page of a conference, with a “Maybe next year?” When you do creative work, even a slight dip in…
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