For CPA marketing, you need some new moves… If you need some motivation regarding your CPA marketing, you’ve come to the right spot. Every once in awhile, I dish out some tough love. And today is one of those days. One of my “virtual mentors” is Gary Vaynerchuk. For those who don’t know him, he’s an […]
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“If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, of what, then, is an empty desk a sign?” – Albert Einstein Funny, eh? I have a love/hate relationship with clutter. And I’m always pursuing ways to better organize my life. On one hand, my artistic nature can’t help but accumulate piles of stuff around my […]
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Toughened up. That was something my dad did for my brother and me when we were kids. We didn’t like it. Heck, we cried and sobbed and whined but we didn’t get away with that for long. Maybe for one second, actually, if we tried to do it in his presence. Yet hardly a day […]
Continue readingI recently came across this wonderful video posted on Vimeo. It’s the storyteller, Ira Glass, who is talking about people who are beginning to move forward with creating something. I love this. Ira Glass on Storytelling from David Shiyang Liu on Vimeo. I love this because it is telling the truth about creativity. No one […]
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I’ve been noticing a lot of “gurus” popping up lately. Mainly, I see them in my Facebook News Feed as paid advertising. They are people I’ve never heard of, which doesn’t necessarily mean they don’t have something of value to give. But when it comes to experts, I’m very careful about the people I follow […]
Continue readingI just started a new meditation program last week. And as often is the case with meditation, I’m often surprised by what happens when I finally pay attention to what’s going on inside of me. I don’t know about you, but I always feel as though I’m trying to catch up with life. There is […]
Continue readingI knew a woman who had an amazing voice. Trained as an opera singer, she seemed destined for greatness. But she got pregnant, bowed out of singing, and then spent the rest of her life holding down menial jobs. Those who worked with her had no clue of the brilliance that lived within her. Which […]
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Recently, a study showed that participants preferred to shock themselves rather than spend 15 minutes alone with their thoughts. The journal, Science, conducted the study, and said this: In 11 studies, we found that participants typically did not enjoy spending 6 to 15 minutes in a room by themselves with nothing to do but think, […]
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I just got off the phone with a wonderful fellow copywriter who is trying to figure out the types of clients she wants. One of the topics we touched upon was confidence. How important it is to believe in what you can do and to communicate this to a prospective buyer. My husband is reading […]
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Friendships enrich our lives on many levels. A good friend can see your strengths and weaknesses, yet still love you. They forgive your shortcomings yet are your strongest allies when it comes to the game of life. Much goes into building such a relationship. And that’s where technology has failed us. You can’t hug an […]
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