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How to Make Life Better Right Where You Are
Every time I listen to music I like while I work, I think of my old work colleague and friend, @mutgoff. Maggie was already at Twitter when I started in 2009, moving and shaking and doing cool stuff. One day, at some point during the years we worked together, she sent...
Do You Know What You’re Doing?
A few days ago, I launched a 7-day sale for a bunch of my ebooks. (It's still going on. For three more days, I'm offering ten of my ebooks for just $11 total.) I got a lot of responses. Most of them were sales. And then a few questions. My BFF asked, "How did you...
Blow-Out Ebook Sale: 10 Ebooks for $11!
I'm on sale. Or, at least, my ebooks are. For the next 7 days, I'm offering 10 of my ebooks on sale for just $11 total. You do the math. That's cheap. Click "Add to Cart" -- and get them in your hands;) Included in the bundle are the following ebooks: The Present...
Do You Have a Confident Heart?
I'm a huge fan of devotionals, and throughout the course of each year I work through a few different ones during my morning routine -- which I call my PRESENT time. (See here for a full outline of what I do each morning.) So when I heard that bestselling author Renee...
Five Ways to Learn from Others
Learning is growing, and not just because Sesame Street told us so. I'm going to go out on a limb and say that to be successful human beings on this here planet we need to be constantly looking for ways that we can expand our mind and learn new things. Sometimes,...
Want to Join the Hope Runs Launch Team?
My new book, Hope Runs, is coming out next month, and I'm so excited. We've set up a whole micro website of information and resources about the book that you can check out here. The book, as I've said, is not the book many folks expected me to write. It's not a...
When It’s Time to Cut Back on a Goal
Goal-setting is a tricky business, and one I love discussing the ins and outs of setting smart goals and reaching them regularly. One of the most mistaken ideas out there in goal-setting is that you always need to be increasing your goals. This is a mind trap...
Four Ways to Get the Most Out of Attending a Conference
We're entering conference season again, and although I won't be participating much this year as I'm nearing the no-fly zone in my pregnancy, I've been thinking a lot about all the droves of folks who will be attending conferences in the next few months. Whether you're...
How to Self-Publish a Book in 12 Steps
This is the second part of a two-part guest post series by Mary DeMuth (also see part 1, "How to Turn a Blog Post Into a Book"). Mary has a new book out called Not Marked, which was written thanks to two blog posts she wrote that went viral. I love learning about...
Where Should You Store Your Photos?
In my grand tradition of being late to new technology, I finally got a new iPhone last month. It's brand-spanking new and I'm all up to date. I can put my thumb on a little button and it recognizes my DNA and logs me in without a password! Or something like that. The...
How to Turn a Blog Post into a Book
This is part 1 of a two-part guest post series by Mary DeMuth, a gal I first stumbled upon several years ago thanks to her great blog. Mary has a new book out called Not Marked, which was written thanks to two blog posts she wrote that went viral. I love hearing...
How to Measure Productivity
I've been thinking a lot about productivity of late, especially after recently having one of the most productive days I've had in a long time. Although I love everything related to productivity: from understanding how to really rock it, to making small tweaks...
How to Be Insanely Productive
A few weeks ago, I had one of those days. No, not one of those days where you you lie around in pajamas eating nachos and wondering why your big project isn't getting done, but the other kind. The kind where you know you're ON FIRE. The kind where you just keep...
My Top Posts of 2013
I'm making a good show of being on vacation this week, and am taking a digital break as a result. If you're not sure what a digital break is, or why I think they are so important, see this article I wrote on the topic, or check out my new book. In light of this, I...
Three Keys to a Successful Digital Detox
I'm coming at you from the heart of my digital detox. Because the Internet is magic, and the computer is her magician, you are reading this here blog post even though I am not currently typing it. No, I typed this beforehand. Before said break. For your eyes only....