November is National Novel Writing Month, and if that lights a fire under your butt, and makes you stop procrasturbating and start writing: awesome. On the other hand, if that whole concept strikes you as being a huge, panic-inducing, talent-suffocating gimmick…well, hey, guess what? That’s also okay. If NNWM makes you suspect you’ll never write again, take a step…
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That’s a quote from my interview with Mediabistro.com. I was interviewed as part of a piece offering useful life lessons for freelancer writers, given my experience as a successful entrepreneur who made the switch. I’m grateful for the opportunity, not to mention, it’s a solid piece. Read it, and tell me what you think! 15_10_30_EntrepreneurLessons
(This blog post is going to read as crankier than usual, but realize it’s coming from a place of are you serious, what the hell is wrong with you love. #samedifference) Earlier this year, I wrote this piece for Huffington Post, “Your Year of Yes.” I discussed all the hard work and risk-taking implicit in crafting a successful,…
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In order to master our demons, first and foremost, we must acknowledge them….a thing that’s easy to say, but, depending on the demon, can be almost impossible to do. For many of us, for example, just admitting that we’re depressed, can make us feel that we failed, that we’re letting down parents, a spouse, children,…
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“That was another part of my motivation, to try to make her a better life, so she wouldn’t have to go without…”-Kenneth Lee Allen When Kenneth Lee Allen talks about his “motivation,” he’s not some pompous Method actor, but an Indiana murderer who “convinced” (i.e. steamrolled) his little sister, Kari Allen, to go along with…
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I believe, passionately, in coaching, but I also know that everyone has to accept and achieve their own potential in their own way. And to that end, no one wants to be constantly “inspired” to be their best. Sometimes you just need to lick your wounds, shake up a cocktail and watch a horror movie…and…
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One of the hardest things–though, really, it’s all hard–of taking steps to change, and thus create your authentic life–besides the understanding that mistakes are necessary for you to understand just what is and what isn’t authentic, so yes, mistakes matter in the very best way–is the fact that while you’re making mistakes and marrying the…
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This might seem crazy to some Young People, but humor me: Let’s say that you recently graduated college, and you’re starting to understand that what you majored in has very little to do with your day-to-day reality. In fact, you’re starting to panic. Or maybe, you are working in your major, and you’re thinking,”…this is sports…
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[Next month, I’ll be lucky enough to give my third CUNY workshop, helping currently-enrolled college students use the resources they have at hand, to create the professional opportunities they need to achieve aspirations and ambitions. Corny as it sounds, each time I interact with these exceptional students, I come away feeling that I’m the lucky one.…
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