Jan 4, 2016 | Life, Writing Practice
It Doesn’t Matter How You Do It I should title this post “how to write every day” or “what tools I use to write every day” because the questions I get over and over again from so many different people are variations of the same questions:...
Jan 3, 2016 | Writing Practice
This month, in the spirit of writing and getting our butts back into our chairs and writing more, I made a free mini writing course for anyone to join.I’ve made a number of free mini-courses before, and I always love making them. In order to participate, sign up...
Jan 2, 2016 | Writing Practice
What does it look like to write every day for 30 days? I’ve seen many of my friends do it from time to time, and I’ve always wondered what writing every day would do for me. Corbett Barr (of Fizzle) shared what he learned from writing every day for 30 days: it became...
Nov 1, 2015 | Digital Geekery, How People Work
How to find and send emails (without going into your email inbox): “I’m having trouble keeping up with my inbox,” a friend wrote on Facebook, asking for email tricks and tools people loved. I use a ton of email productivity measures, and I always forget that we all...
Oct 17, 2015 | How People Work, Professional Development
Have you ever wanted to shake someone and change the way that they’re thinking, working or operating? From every day team communications, to managing your relationships in your family, to navigating the increasingly intense political landscape out there,...
Oct 7, 2015 | How People Work
We don’t know if what we make will be any good. Whether or not it’s good is not the reason we begin. We begin because we must. We practice because creativity is a practice. Showing up for yourself is a skill you must practice again and again and again,...
Oct 4, 2015 | Business and Entrepreneurship
Speaking and writing are such gifts: they let you put together ideas, deep ideas, rich ideas, and share them with an audience. In a world of quick conversation and superficial conversation, books and well-thought out presentations can still carry the weight of an idea...
Sep 19, 2015 | How People Work
How many people do you interact with on a daily basis? Not online, or in your email inbox, but in real life? What about during the week? I had to do a quick tally — (ten coworkers, my husband, a few close friends I see regularly, an occasional dinner or evening out),...
