Life Editor’s Picks: Edit and Hustle

Entrepreneurs have a love-hate relationship with the word hustle. Type A personalities like me love to charge after what we want and revel in our ambition. To hustle is to live. But easygoing Type B folks get stressed out at the relentless go-go-go culture of online businesses. As one of my clients says, “I hate…

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See You in September! Life Editor Weekend is Back

There are 3 different kinds of ice cream in my freezer right now. . . Chocolate cherry for me, fruit smoothie pops for Chris, and peanut butter doggie ice cream for Skyla. It must be summer! When the temperature rises and it feels like the sun never goes to sleep, I spend my days cooling…

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3 Quick Fixes for To-Do List Overwhelm

Whenever my life feels crazy, I write a fresh to-do list. It might take a while to gather up all the bits of paper, Post-It notes, and tasks hastily scribbled on napkins or envelopes, but nothing compares to that sense of relief when everything is rewritten (or typed) clearly and in a single spot. A…

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Editor’s Notebook 149

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 13 Ways of Coping with a Book Hangover. The only kind of hangover I get. How to Stay Excited at Work When You Have 1,000 Different…

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Sneak Peek: Enjoy This LEFB Video Now!

OK, I’ll admit it. I’m a sucker for instant gratification. No amount of telling myself to chill out, take a breath, and be patient will stop the persistent “gimme, gimme, gimme!” voice in my head. When I set my sights on something—a goal, a new book, a fabulous set of pens, a gooey chocolatey cupcake—I…

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