Posts Tagged ‘inspiration’
The Secret to Boosting Your Productivity by 31%
The Secret to Boosting Your Productivity by 31% Are you ready to unleash a staggering amount of productivity? What if I told you there’s a way to boost your productivity by as much as 31% and all it would take you is two minutes a day for twenty one days straight? That’s right. 2 minutes/day x…
Read MoreMonday Motivation #9 (Mirna Valerio)
I find this woman incredibly inspiring. Not because she doesn’t conform to traditional, preconceived notions of what it means to be an athlete. But because she is unafraid to pursue her passion despite what anybody else might think. We spend a lot of time worrying about what other people think of us. This constant, invisible…
Read MoreMonday Motivation #8 (Unchain Your Mind)
“There are losers, and there are people who have not yet learned how to win.” Well, well, well…look what the cat dragged in. If it isn’t another sad, pathetic, good for nothing, mangy Monday. Nah, I’m just kidding. There’s nothing fundamentally different about a Monday. Just another day labeled as arbitrarily as the day that…
Read MoreMonday Motivation #7 (Gary Vaynerchuk)
This week’s Monday Motivation is a straight-up kidney punch of intensity as serial entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk lays it all out there nice and neat about the primary thing holding 90% of us back. This particular video hits close to home for me. I have a soft spot for learning, and if given even half-a-chance I’d…
Read MoreInvest in Yourself, Conquer the World
[button link=”https://medium.com/the-mission/invest-in-yourself-conquer-the-world-d34408801b70″ type=”big”] FULL ARTICLE AVAILABLE AT MEDIUM. CLICK HERE TO READ IT NOW![/button] Invest in Yourself, Conquer the World Tell me truthfully, do you value yourself? Chances are I don’t know you. And yet, if sat down for a ten minute chat, I bet I could figure out exactly what you value most in life.…
Read MoreMonday Motivation #6 (Charles Bukowski)
“If you are going to try, go all the way.” The weekend has come and gone, and now it’s time to dive into another week of work, right? Wrong, bucko! The weekend does not mean workend. On the contrary, if anything, it means “time to double down and work even harder“. Whatever it is you want…
Read MoreWhat I Wish I’d Known Then…
What I Wish I’d Known Then… I wish I’d known then just how hard it was going to be. Lord knows how many people were screaming from the mountaintop, “The road is paved in treachery. Beware!” Somehow their words fell on deaf ears. I wish I’d known then just how powerful my desire for distraction…
Read MoreLaunching Your Indie Publishing Career in 5 (not always so) Simple Steps
Launching Your Indie Publishing Career in 5 Steps I’ve been in the Indie publishing game for nearly five years now and I’ve consumed a vast amount of information on the topic. There are very few books, podcasts, interviews, and/or blog posts on the topic of indie publishing as a craft, industry, and way of life…
Read MoreMonday Motivation #5 (Jim Carrey)
“Your need for acceptance can make you invisible to the world.” Welcome back for another dose of Monday Motivation! We’re gonna kick-start the week with some words from a man known more for being funny than poignant, but there are a couple nuggets in here I think we could all use a reminder on occasion.…
Read More6 Tips for Telling a Story That Kills Them with Suspense [Writing Workshop]
You don’t have to be a great writer to tell a great story…but it certainly helps. By great writing here, I’m not talking about your ability to craft elegant sentences, or to convey poignant, other-worldly thoughts. No, I’m talking about what some of the all-time great suspense writers have learned. That is, to tell the…
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