Life Editor’s Picks: Bad Day Emergency Kit
You might be peacefully going about your week, checking off your to-dos, being productive, building relationships, and living your best life. Then out of nowhere—BAM! A bad day hits you square in the face. Maybe your laptop died right as you were about to send an important report. Maybe the power went out and you’re…
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The Editor’s Notebook is my place to share the things I’m loving this week and other random links that have caught my eye. Enjoy! What I’m Loving This Week The Problem With The Cat in the Hat. I always related more to the rule-abiding fish. How to Forgive Someone Who Will Never Say Sorry. Forgiveness…
Read MoreLife Editor’s Picks: Back to School 90s Style
It’s been decades since I’ve set foot inside a classroom, but I still get that back-to-school feeling at the end of every summer. There’s a freshness in the air that makes everyone want to fill up new notebooks with goals and plans for the fall. This year I’ll be popular, I just know it! As…
Read MoreLife Editor’s Picks: Organize Your Life
I may seem like a fairly organized person. Yep, I know where to find any random charger, notebook, or file in my home office. But I wasn’t always such a neat entrepreneur. After I started my business, it took me many months and dozens of tools to get it together. Taming junk drawers and developing…
Read MoreHow to Use Social Proof to Get Sales
Once I was researching social media managers, and I thought I had found the perfect woman to hire. Her website was slick and professional, she wore designer clothes, and her classy headshot looked like it had been taken by a professional photographer in a fancy studio. Yep, she oozed confidence and success, and her online headquarters…
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The Editor’s Notebook is my place to share the things I’m loving this week and other random links that have caught my eye. Enjoy! What I’m Loving This Week 15 Tried-and-True Ways to Get Over Your Reading Slump. A little editing can bring back your reading spark. Give Up These Things If You Feel like…
Read MoreHow to Use SMART Goals for Success (With Examples!)
It’s been a decade since I spent my days as a book editor cleaning up medical textbook manuscripts and proofreading what felt like millions (billions?) of newsletters, podcast scripts, and teaching manuals. But even though my book editor days are long behind me, I still find myself reaching for my trusty red pen. So what am I crossing out,…
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