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How to read 55+ books each year.
One of the most frequent questions people ask me is, “How do you read so fast?” I didn’t think much of it until I listened to an episode of the podcast, “10 Things to Tell You” by Laura Tremaine. The first episode is titled, “When Do You Read?” In the episode, Laura talks about her […]
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Be the CEO… of your life.
I was having a conversation with a colleague a few weeks ago, catching up on life. I was telling her about my upcoming trip overseas and that I’d started planning a trip back to New York City this summer. “Wow, you are just LIVING your life!” she said. Yeah… I’ve been sort of on a […]
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Learning to let go.
I have never been one to let go of anything. In fact, I hold onto things longer than I should, to the point that it’s problematic. I hold onto everything. From physical mementos in photo boxes and clothes that don’t fit to memories (the good and the bad) and grudges. I am really, really bad […]
MoreSleep: My forever chase to get it.
For the last month, I’ve struggled to get a good night’s rest. Sleep is an interesting battle for me, and likely for lots of people. I have struggled with sleep for a large chunk of my life. There are times when it was a bigger deal than others — I could probably run decently on […]
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Sticks in the fire.
It has been a personal philosophy of mine for many years — and I’m sure many of my fellow hustlers out there have a similar mentality — that you’ve got to have as many “sticks in the fire” as possible. For me, the “sticks” are opportunities, or methods, and the fire is success… or money. […]
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Finding Balance.
Originally, on my blog calendar, I had: “Desk Essentials” written for today’s post. But I have other matters on the brain. Don’t worry, I can still share my desk essentials. They are: AHAVA Deadsea Water Mineral Hand Cream Chapstick MixStix in Vanilla Candy Cane Milkshake Eucalyptus essential oil That’s honestly it — but if there’s […]
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How to get clients as a solopreneur.
Here we go — another week! I can’t believe I’ve been out of office life for six whole weeks. In some ways, it seems like I’ve been doing this forever, but in other ways, I feel like I’m still trying to find the right groove. One of the most common questions people have asked me […]
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Creating the perfect morning routine.
One of my goals for 2019 is to create a morning routine that works for me. Now that I’m working for myself, I get to dictate how my mornings go, and I want to find a routine that is enjoyable but also gets me ready for a productive day. I’ve been working for myself for […]
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How to lean in to creativity.
I’m three weeks into working for myself (i.e. CEO of my life), and I have already learned so much about how to succeed on this chosen path. When I announced (on this blog) that I was going to start working for myself, I also mentioned that 9-5 jobs have always been difficult for me. For […]
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The case for keeping Christmas (a little longer).
No, this isn’t a Trump-driven cry for saying “Merry Christmas”. This is about the fact that my Christmas tree is still up, fully decorated, and lit 24/7. I know today is January 6, and ever since December 26, I’ve been seeing people post on social media about the appropriate time to take down and put […]
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What are you doing New Year’s Eve?
Okay, I think we’re officially done with Christmas (although I still have ONE more Christmas movie I want to watch) and I’m sure some of you are thinking about New Year’s Eve. I have a weird relationship with New Year’s Eve. When I was a kid, it was really fun. I will never forget that […]
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Christmas treats!
Yesterday, I shipped off a box of goodies to some friends in Kansas. It’s a tradition we’ve been following now for three years – shipping each other a box of festive treats. The funny part about this story is that I actually met them through blogging! We met through blog comments and blog posts, and […]
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