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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...
Free Ebooks – Today, and Every Day
I read a lot. This year, I'm on track to hit my goal of 200 books read by December 31. Thankfully, I don't buy all of those books. Many of them I get through free ebook offers and free kindle book promotions that authors I know (and don't know) launch. One of my pals,...
Can You Be Too Helpful?
Be forewarned: This post is not one in which I (attempt) to impart the limited wisdom I have gained from my life. Instead, it's a post in which I ask for wisdom from you wise ones. The Background: My friend Adam Grant is the youngest tenured professor at Wharton. This...
How to Unsend an Email
Like many of you, I get a lot of emails. And, like many of you, a lot of those emails are asks or pitches for things. Some are good, some are not so good. This week, I got one of the latter kind. It wasn't no-good-terrible-bad, but it had some key flaws. In response,...
How to Create Peace in Stress
Usually, we don't see the peace around us. Instead, we bury our heads in work and play and family and life-life-life and sometimes - only sometimes - do we raise our head and really see the world around us for the calm that it really offers. We may know that...
A Free Copy of My Ebook: How to Fundraise on Social Media
The ebook I came out with last year, How to Fundraise on Social Media, just launched on Amazon. It's a niche topic, so this won't apply to all of you who read ClaireDiazOrtiz.com. However, if this is something that interests you, and you'd be interested in getting a...
What Can You Quit Today?
"Every single Thursday, I quit something." - Bob Goff My friend, Bob Goff, is crazy. In an amazing way, of course. He is one of the most accomplished people I have ever met. He runs a law firm and a non-profit organization (yes, both), serves as the Honorary...
Three Keys to Blogging for Profit
I've talked before about how blogging has been one of the most important components of my career over the years, and I love hearing stories of how others have incorporated blogging into their professional lives. Recently I had the chance to read Ruth Soukup's new...
How Goals Can Help You Define Success
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. It's no secret that I love me some productivity hacks. So last year, I was...
The Art of Disappointing Others
I don't think I'm only one who lives in fear of disappointing others. In fact, I'd go so far as to say that my fear of disappointing others has led on a number of occasions to bad decisions, overwork, and ultimate (yes) disappointment. (Yes, I said eventual...
A Free Downloadable Guide to Setting Up Your Own Blog
It's September! Are you shocked? I am. Apparently, the end of August didn't tip me off. It never does, I tell you. I'm here to tell you today how much I love blogging. I love it. Love. Love. Most of my current professional life, in fact, in some way started with the...
The Superpower of the Personal Touch
This is a guest post by Jeff Becker, a sales professional and entrepreneur. Currently, he works as an Account Executive @ LinkedIn and is also the Co-Founder of earhoox. Superpowers in the traditional sense might be neat, but until I am accidentally soaked in a...
What I'm Reading {200 Books in 2013)
I've said before that for six years or so I've set a goal with my reading. For many years that goal was 100, and I'd usually exceed it by a dozen or so. In 2012, I decided to up the goal to 150, and in 2013 I'll be going to 200. How I Do This To understand how I read...