Editor’s Notebook 6

After a bit of a break, the Editor’s Notebook is back! 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 Strategy of the Lightning Bolt. Also known as going cold turkey, this phenomenon is when…

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Editor’s Notebook 3

The Editor’s Notebook posts are 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 Find Momo. An adorable dog plays hide and seek in his owner’s beautiful photography. How to Bite Off More Than You Can Chew—and Get it…

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Editor’s Notebook 2

The Editor’s Notebook posts are 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 Habits of Successful People: They Start Small. Baby steps, baby steps, baby steps. If you’re procrastinating, then your tasks aren’t small enough. Break ‘em…

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Editor’s Notebook 1

Welcome to the very first Editor’s Notebook! If you’re anything like me (and of course you are—why else would you be reading my blog?), then you probably have dozens of notebooks, scribbled-on bits of paper, and Post-Its all over the place. That’s how editors’ minds work. We have hundreds of creative ideas spinning around our…

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Simplify Your Life With a Happiness Trigger

I can’t do this. I’m gonna fail. What was I thinking? I was in the middle of a silent retreat at a Zen Buddhist temple, and I was doing my best impression of a pretzel. My legs were twisted underneath me in an impossible position, and I was supposed to be imagining myself as an…

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You’re a Princess and Everyone Loves You

The way I see it, you can live your life one of two ways: Like a crazy yappy dog. Like Skyla. For those of you who don’t know, Skyla is my 2-year-old boxer/pit bull mix. She also happens to be the most loveable puppy in the whole wide world. Anyhoo, it’s come to my attention…

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My Favorite No-Cost Motivation Tool: A Goal Cocoon

I’m not gonna lie; working on your goals can be kind of boring. There’s only so much you can take of scrolling through job openings, counting calories, tapping on a keyboard, or doing other tedious tasks before your mind starts to wander and your energy takes a nose dive. I believe you when you say…

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