In our last post, we touched on SMART goals. These are goals that are Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-based. Let’s break down what each of these entails so we can set SMART goals in our businesses as well as in our personal lives. Exciting, right?! (That would be yes, in case you were wondering.) 1. SMART Goals Are Specific To be effective, […]
5 Freelancing Habits You Need to Succeed
I haven’t found a magic success bullet yet. Sorry to disappoint, but perhaps it’s because such a thing doesn’t exist (I mean, the closest I’ve gotten is guacamole salsa). I have, however, found five freelancing habits that have dramatically upped my motivation. They’ve increased my mental success—my mindset—and that’s always the first step toward measurable success. Check them out below: Freelancing Habit #1: Get […]
How Writing Helps Anxiety
Have you ever just been living your life and then all of a sudden you feel nervous? You become short of breath, your heart palpitates, and you feel afraid? Sometimes we experience these physical symptoms of anxiety but have no awareness of an emotional cause. But what does this have to do with writing? Well, there […]
Brain Glitch: When We Write About What Hurts
Write hard and clear about what hurts. Ernest Hemingway Writers can get multiple types of glitches, writer’s block probably being the most common. But this is not that kind of glitch. The Glitch Recently, I published an article about singleness. Partly because it’s a topic I’ve been requested to write on, but mostly because my heart […]
Why I Should Retire and Just Talk About Guacamole
A few weeks ago, I put a silly story up on Instagram about my awe in discovering guacamole salsa is a thing. (That’s post-worthy, right?) This was the story: Not that riveting, and…kind of dumb (but I was really excited, ok?). But this story about guacamole salsa got 285% more views than any other story I’ve published so far. […]
Develop Your Creativity Technique 4: Ask Questions
In our series on developing our creativity, we’ve covered the following techniques: Technique 1: Practice Technique 2: See the world Technique 3: Try something new Today, we cover the fourth and final technique: ask questions. So. Why did the chicken cross the road? Believe it or not, people have been trying to answer this since 1847. […]
