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The Story, Part II authentic original professional mindset storytelling success Apr 29, 2024

Wow. Sure are a lot of people on social media today. Artists and scam artists, winners and wanna-bes, influencers and insignificants. Everybody has the secret, proven way to become rich and famous,...

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Outside The Box authenticity creativity creators inspiration motivation original Nov 20, 2023

My wife, Jenn is a creator of the fine art persuasion. She draws and paints and many of her creations are stunningly unique. At one point early in our relationship I commented, “Wow -...

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Self-Care for Creators authenticity creator inspiration mindfulness motivation original self love success Aug 07, 2023

Creative types have a big responsibility: our audiences depend on us to deliver content that challenges, entertains and inspires. It is more difficult to create authentic, original ideas when we...

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Who Are You? authenticity identity inspiration mindfulness motivation original purpose self knowledge Jul 24, 2023

Who are you?

It’s the hardest question of all and the most important, especially for creative types.

We want the things we create to be noticed, to be of use to someone. For that to happen,...

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Don't Care discipline discrimination mindfulness original success transformation Jun 05, 2023

“I don’t care.” We sound indifferent, even callous when we say it. It is difficult to imagine a positive connotation for this simple phrase that is used to imply consent...

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Find Your Voice authenticity meaning mindfulness original purpose success May 29, 2023

This article on how to find your voice is an after-the-fact companion to my blog post Be Who You Are, which extolled the virtues of an authentic life. I have received many questions about how to...

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