Category: Advice
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Should is a Four-Letter Word
Here is a bold assertion: should is a four-letter word. Not technically, of course. I am literate and aware that there are six letters in it. Allow me to explain briefly what I mean. In polite society, “four-letter word” refers to the naughtiest words among those raised with strict rules of conduct. I won’t dignify […]
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5 Ways to Keep a Productivity Mindset and Achieve Goals Faster
How do you keep a productivity mindset and achieve goals faster? If you find yourself getting derailed from productivity, or your goals when the motivation is gone, keep reading. Or, if you’d rather watch this content as a video, I’ve recorded it here. This can be applied to anything that needs to get done: work, […]
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4 Unusual Things I’m Thankful For
The month of November in the United States is “National Gratitude Month“, and an opportunity ripe for people to rightfully declare the standard things that fill their hearts with gratitude: family, friends, shelter, love, pets, etc, etc. This is not that post. Instead, I will deviate from convention and hail some odd and vulnerable things […]
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How to Prepare for the Coming Diesel Shortage
This post on how to prepare for the coming diesel shortage is a major deviation from my normal range of topics. I rarely write about current events. But this feels important enough to write about. The US Energy Information Administration announced recently that the United States’ supply of diesel fuel is not only at critically […]
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On Rebounding from Failure (Or less than stellar progress)
It’s an experience that plagues all of us from time to time: failure. Although failure is a harsh term, which is why I added (or less than stellar progress) to the title. As I’ve reflected on this year, I could easily use either term to describe how I think things have gone. Since I’m an […]
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Tactical vs. Strategic: Getting Clear on How to Achieve Goals
Do you know what I mean when I say, “tactical vs. strategic” as a method for getting clear on achieving goals? So we can start with the appropriate mindset, I’ll provide definitions of both: Tactical: : of or relating to tactics: such as (1): of or relating to small-scale actions serving a larger purpose (2): […]
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Cut Through Fear-Based Inaction: A Practical Idea on How
Let’s talk about how to cut through fear-based inaction. By that I mean, stalling on something you know you need to do, because you are afraid to do it. Have you ever neglected to take an action or make a decision based on a fear you had about what would happen if you did? Guessing […]
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Pros and Cons of Social Media
The pros and cons of social media, examined. The rise of social media in the last 15 years has been both a wonderful and a terrible thing. As someone who has used it from the early days, as a marketer and consumer, I’ve often pondered the pros and cons of social media. It surely has […]
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5 Things Being a Business Owner Has Taught Me
The lessons of a business owner, as told by yours truly. I can’t tell you the exact date I decided I wanted to start a business. The data nerd in me regrets that because I do love specifics. It was more of a gradual realization over time. Through a series of jobs where my skill […]
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3 Time Saving Productivity Hacks For Writers (and Anyone Else)
Writers, just like many professions, lose a lot of ground with unnecessary distractions. Here are three tips to help gain some back.