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Be a Serial-Quitter

Why you should feel good about your frequently changing interests

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tags: Hobbies, Side Projects, Passion, creative confidence, Professional Development, Personal development, Life
categories: Creativity, Humanity
Friday 03.25.22
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Your Content Is Not Original – Share It Anyway

Three reasons why sharing old messages again is worth it

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tags: creative confidence, writing, motivation, inspiration, Knowledge sharing
categories: Creativity
Thursday 03.11.21
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The Secret to a Flywheel of Content Creation

Create Content That Helps Others by Solving Your Own Problems

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tags: Advice, Career, Creativity, creative confidence, Knowledge sharing, Thought leadership
categories: Creativity
Thursday 07.23.20
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Don’t Give Up on an Idea That Already Exists

Why it’s often better not to be first

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tags: Entrepreneurship, Startup, creative confidence, Creativity, Ideation
categories: Creativity
Tuesday 06.09.20
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10 Tips To Set Your Pet Project Up for Success

Advice for starting a new side gig

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tags: Hacks, Advice, You asked, creative confidence, Process
categories: Creativity
Tuesday 06.02.20
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Staying Creative in Difficult Times

Four steps that help me keep going

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tags: creative confidence, productivity, self-improvement, Mind Hack, Covid
categories: Creativity
Tuesday 05.26.20
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How To Balance Confidence and Humility

#humblebrag

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tags: mind hack, Reflection, creative confidence, Creativity, life
categories: Humanity
Friday 05.15.20
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Finding Your Creative Style

Taking inspiration from your own past work

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tags: creative confidence, Creativity, Art, style, self-improvement, mind hack
categories: Creativity
Tuesday 04.28.20
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Why You’ll Always Prefer Someone Else's Work

Building creative confidence takes time and regular reminders of just why we always feel like everyone else is better than us

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tags: Art, skills, sketching, creative confidence
categories: Creativity
Sunday 04.26.20
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