How 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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Editor’s Notebook 202

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 7 Habits That Are KILLING Your Motivation. Add these to your Not-To-Do List. How to Fake a Beach Day in Quarantine, Complete With Beach Read Book…

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Editor’s Notebook 201

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 Why Are We All So Lonely? Feeling lonely and being alone are two very different experiences. Authors Don’t Owe You Books. A deep discussion of the…

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Why I’m Not a Certified Life Coach | My Controversial Decision

The best decision I ever made for my business was also my most controversial one. What? Me, controversial? While I might seem like a mild-mannered Life Editor who spends her days coaching clients, reading productivity books, and submitting to the whims of my perfect dog Skyla, in actuality, my very first choice as a life coach…

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NEW! Check Out the July Clubhouse Classes

Happy July! My fellow American Life Editors and I celebrated a subdued Independence Day last weekend. I may not have enjoyed any fireworks or festivals, but there was one big benefit to being stuck inside . . .  Plenty of time to add new classes to the Life Editor Clubhouse! If you haven’t visited the Clubhouse in a while,…

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Editor’s Notebook 198

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 Why the Pandemic Has Us Buying Roller Skates and Baking Bread. Have you been stress-buying lately? OMG PUPPERS! 11 Ways Puppies Can Improve Your Health. Because…

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Editor’s Notebook 197

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 How to GET STUFF DONE When You Don’t Feel Like It. A lesson we might need to learn multiple times. Quarantine has changed us — and…

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