How You Wanted Me to Help You
Last week I sent out a question. It was a simple one, and apparently it resonated. When I asked, "How Can I Help You?", I got over 250 responses. There were a number of things folks wanted help with, and after reading through each and every email and responding to as many of them as I could, I came up with a couple key takeaways. You want to learn how to turn your passion into a career. I hear you, and I'm working on a new … [Continue Reading...]
Why I’m Not Going to South by Southwest
For the tenth time in the past week, I had a conversation tonight about why I’m not going to South by Southwest this year. South by Southwest, of course, being one of the biggest conferences around, and the biggest if you work or live in the technology world. Although I’m not entirely without regret on missing the event (Austin is such a great city, after all), I am decided. In no particular order, here are the five main reasons I’m not … [Continue Reading...]
How to Start a Blog (The Complete Step-by-Step Guide)
{Want a PDF version of these instructions? Go here.} Last week, I asked you how I could be of help. Of the hundreds of responses I received, many of you said you were itching to learn how to start a successful blog. Starting a blog is one of the very best things that ever happened to me, and I love to share with folks why blogging is a great way to connect with others, build your platform, and change the world. Seven years … [Continue Reading...]
What the Most Successful People Do at Work
Laura Vanderkam has done it again. Vanderkam, author of books like 168 Hours: You Have More Time than You Think, has become a feature in my email inbox ever since I read ones of her books for the first time and started emailing her incessantly. (I tend to do that. I'm sure she's thrilled. Ha.) What I love about Vanderkam's writing is that it's smart, practical, and immediately applicable. It makes me think, and pushes me to change my life … [Continue Reading...]
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How You Wanted Me to Help You
Last week I sent out a question. It was a simple one, and apparently it resonated. When I asked, "How Can I Help You?", I got over 250 responses. There were a number of things folks wanted help with, and after reading through each and every email and responding to as many of them as I could, I … [Continue...]
Why You Need an Ideas Notebook
Here's the scenario. You're a writer, say. You put words on paper and put those papers into the hands of people who read them. Or maybe you put words on screens and let Twitter do your billing: I PUT A WORD HERE. COME READ IT. Whatever your method (paper, pen, computer), or your strategy for … [Continue...]
How to Start a Blog (The Complete Step-by-Step Guide)
{Want a PDF version of these instructions? Go here.} Last week, I asked you how I could be of help. Of the hundreds of responses I received, many of you said you were itching to learn how to start a successful blog. Starting a blog is one of the very best things that ever happened … [Continue...]
This Week in the World (Links)
This week I continued another month of eating a modified Paleo diet. I saw Flight, with Denzel Washington, and remembered why I hate watching addicts in movies (although I did like the movie). I read a few more books, but was more proud to read an entire Vanity Fair, cover to cover. The picture? … [Continue...]
How Can I Help You?
Claire here. You're on my blog, ClaireDiazOrtiz.com, where I write things. Good things, bad things, things in the middle between bad and good. Today, I'm writing to ask you a kinda weird thing. Here goes. What do you need? Yup. Is there a way that I can help you? I'm not being … [Continue...]
What the Most Successful People Do at Work
Laura Vanderkam has done it again. Vanderkam, author of books like 168 Hours: You Have More Time than You Think, has become a feature in my email inbox ever since I read ones of her books for the first time and started emailing her incessantly. (I tend to do that. I'm sure she's thrilled. … [Continue...]
Where Do You Have Excess?
We all excess in our lives, and yesterday a smart man made me remember this fact. This week, I had another amazing time at Catalyst, a great leadership conference that takes place a few times a year in various cities. While in Orange County for the event, I got to spend a lovely evening at the … [Continue...]
This Week in the World (Links)
This week, I breathed the California air. (And had a lovely, inspiring time at Catalyst West.) I finished some books, including My Life in France, which I loved. Chronicling the Julia Child early years, it made me obsessed with her, and I now want to get every book I can find about Julia Child's … [Continue...]
It’s Time to Be a Catalyst Leader
Are you a leader? Want to be? Listen up. Some of you may be familiar with Catalyst. A massive, massive(ly) successful leadership conference that happens a handful of times every year. It's been going on for 14 years, and it's a movement. A big one. I've been lucky to speak a … [Continue...]
