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Things like hugging your child, gazing at the starry night sky, writing a love letter, stretching or working out, listening to your favorite music, lighting a fragrant candle, decluttering your desk so it’s tidy and attractive, and of course, the simple satisfaction of checking an item off a checklist. All of these experiences can feel really rewar
... See moreAlexandra Franzen • The Checklist Book: Set Realistic Goals, Celebrate Tiny Wins, Reduce Stress and Overwhelm, and Feel Calmer Every Day
Don't think of your website as a self-promotion machine, think of it as a self-invention machine...Fill your website with your work with your ideas and the stuff you care about. Don't let it fall into neglect. Think about it in the long term. Stick with it, maintain it, and let it change you over time.
1. Snagged a speaking engagement: I follow the founder of a very prestigious blogging conference. I had just submitted my speaking proposal through his website when I sent him a public message giving him a heads-up on the proposed topic. No sooner had I sent out that tweet than a well-known blogger retweeted the message and added something along th
... See moreShama Hyder • The Zen of Social Media Marketing: An Easier Way to Build Credibility, Generate Buzz, and Increase Revenue
services, including website themes and marketing advice. Many customers arrive from Brian’s writing on CopyBlogger.com and related sites.
Chris Guillebeau • The $100 Startup: Reinvent the Way You Make a Living, Do What You Love, and Create a New Future
The 6-Figure Speaker: The Ultimate Blueprint to Build a Business as a Highly-Paid Professional Speaker
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“Put yourself, and your work, out there every day, and you’ll start meeting some amazing people.”
Austin Kleon • Show Your Work!: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered (Austin Kleon)
- I know what makes people grow more reliably than anything else. It is: taking on a difficult project with some amount of public accountability. This can be large or small: a lecture series, a business, a blog, a house, a child, etc.
- It’s strange, but I know that it’s common to resist positive emotions, as well as negative ones. Ask yours
Sasha Chapin • 50 Things I Know
The Golden Intersection is the single most effective way of talking about yourself without being self-promotional. If I tell you I am a 4x Top Writer on Quora with tens of millions of views on my writing, and that’s the only thing I tell you, then I seem like a self-centered egomaniac. But if I tell you I’m a 4x Top Writer on Quora with tens of mil
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