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How I Read 200 Books a Year
As I've said before, one of the most commented on aspects of my blog is my reading habit. And although I've answered this in various forms before, based on the number of times I still get asked -- "How on earth do you read 200 books a year?!" -- it's high time to...
Do You Want to Really Reach Your Goals in 2014?
Interested in setting annual goals? Every December, Michael Hyatt opens up his popular course, Best Year Ever. I highly recommend it. Watch three FREE videos from him about goal-setting here. Goals, goals, goals. At the beginning of the year, many of us set goals for...
Three Free Lessons on Goal-Setting
Interested in setting annual goals? Every December, Michael Hyatt opens up his popular course, Best Year Ever. I highly recommend it. Watch three FREE videos from him about goal-setting here. A new year, a new you. (Potentially). In the past week I've been writing a...
Do You Have a Word to Define Your Year?
Interested in setting annual goals? Every December, Michael Hyatt opens up his popular course, Best Year Ever. I highly recommend it. Watch three FREE videos from him about goal-setting here. A new year means a new word to define it. Never heard of this concept?...
How to Take a Digital Break
Even when you don't have a Kit Kat in sight, breaks are good for every soul. Especially the digital kind. I was a bit quiet here last month, and for good reason. Holidays, heat, and a pregnancy that's kicking my butt made me one less than chipper mama-to-be. And I'm...
Win a Copy of My New Book!
Yesterday, I mentioned that I've got a new book out! Today, I'm giving away 5 copies. First, the background: Greater Expectations: Succeed (and Stay Sane), in an On-Demand, All-Access, Always-On Age is a short tactical tome that shares information, statistics and...
My New Book on Digital Overwhelm: Greater Expectations
Guess what? I've got a new book out today! Greater Expectations: Succeed (and Stay Sane), in an On-Demand, All-Access, Always-On Age is a short tactical tome that shares information, statistics and stories about what a balanced life in a digital age really means, and...
How to Set Annual Goals
Interested in setting goals? Every December, Michael Hyatt opens up his popular course, Best Year Ever. I highly recommend it. Watch three FREE videos from him about goal-setting here. New year, new goals. My inbox seems full of folks talking about what they want to...
5 Secrets to Openhearted Twitter Success
This is a guest post by Mary DeMuth, a gal I first stumbled upon several years ago thanks to her great blog. Mary is one of the only successful authors I know about to write and publish both fiction and non-fiction -- which I find nothing short of incredible. Enjoy! #...
How to Ask for a Favor
In a recent blog post, I wrote about a challenging situation I'm facing with a particular friend. In short, I get requests for favors from this friend from time to time, which I always promptly respond to and complete. But whenever I ask for a favor, the friend is...
When is the Best Time to Respond to Emails?
Here's the thing. In theory, I believe that email isn't work. In my view, email isn't a creation-based process that results in shipping your next product out the door, or writing your next book, or recording your next album. Email isn't as creatively taxing as getting...
Why Email Isn’t Work. (And Why It Is.)
It's an age-old question. And one even our forefathers puzzled over. Are those emails you spend hours writing each day really work, or are they a horrific distraction from the real work you need to get done? Here are two perspectives. Amazingly, I believe both. No,...
The Five Best Books On Writing
(Interested in learning to become a professional writer? Check out the uber popular course, Tribe Writers, that my friend Jeff puts on. It's open until midnight tonight, March 31.) I sound like a broken record when I talk about reading. I read a ton, it's a huge...
Four Reasons You Shouldn’t Read My Blog
Guess what? Maybe my blog isn't for you. And maybe that other blog you read from time to time isn't either. Should you keep reading on the off-chance that something might one day strike you as life-changing? Maybe. Or maybe not. Here's how to know when it's time to...
How to Fix a Broken Relationship
After writing the post, Can You Be Too Helpful? last week, I got a ton of email responses and blog comments from folks with great insights. One of those folks was John Lemmon, who had some great insight. I asked if he might put it together into a guest post, and...