Have you started that project yet? No? Why not? Cue the dread and anxiety. Why haven’t I started?! Smart, capable people still have to deal with this. Why is there such a hurdle to getting started? The answer? We’ve convinced ourselves that nothing less than perfection is acceptable. And that scares us. We Want […]
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Throughout the year, we get ideas. Sometimes those are ideas for projects, but they are often for gifts. “Ooh, I’d bet Amanda would like a scarf like that…” “Hey, remind me to buy a pocketknife like that for my dad at Christmas.” But when the holidays draw near, or when someone’s birthday is around the
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Everyone wants to do good work. You might not want to let someone else down. Or you may not want to let yourself down. We want to care about our work, but it’s hard when it just feels like work. Here’s the Secret Sauce, Plain and Simple Work as if no one will ever see the
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It’s quite frustrating when you have a great idea — but you don’t write it down. Then later, when you actually have time to think about it, you can’t remember what it was. D’oh! Sometimes it’s due to laziness, and sometimes it’s busy-ness. But whenever you don’t write down your ideas, you can just assume
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Have you ever been in “the groove”? Don’t you wish you could be there more often? To quickly hit your stride and do what you need to do? If so, keep reading — I’m going to tell you exactly how to do just that. Making Your Own Groove There are three components to making
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This is something you might already know, but often ignore. You know that you shouldn’t procrastinate, but you don’t always listen to yourself (or your boss/professor/spouse…). But there are PLENTY of reasons why you should do things NOW instead of later. Being awesome is just one of them. Reasons To Do Things Now Instead of
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