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What Chef Chris Hill’s Letter Taught Me About Chasing My Dream
Life boils down to one simple fact: There is something inside all of us we want to share and have the world appreciate. [Dennis Wilkinson | Flickr | Modified]Do you ever have the feeling you’re alone?...
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When Things Don’t Go According to Plan
When things don’t go according to plan, it sucks. So to mitigate our panic, we tend to stick to safe schemes – with minimal risk – in fear of not being able to handle the situation. [Paul B | Flickr |...
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Why I Stopped Hacking my Way to Success
My inbox is littered with propositions such as “Six months to six figures” and “Earn 10,000 followers in 10 days.” Granted, I signed up for all of these mailing lists in the hopes of hacking my way to...
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It’s Time I Told You the Honest Truth
This is an open letter for anyone who’s been living a lie. For the artist constrained in a cube farm. For the traveler locked in the suburbs. For the entrepreneur crippled by fear of failure. Feel free...
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Getting Over the Gap Year Stigma
I recently had the opportunity to interview Andrea Wien, freelance writer and entrepreneur, who is embarking on a 6,000-mile road trip to promote her new book, Gap to Great. [jayRaz | Flickr |...
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Input, Output, and the Black Box
Old generations value input. New generation values output. But where exactly should we place our value? [Jackie Meredith | Flickr | Modified]“Keep your head down, work hard,” used to be the old mantra...
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37 Things That Happen When You Take Your Dream Seriously
This time last year, I stopped treating my dream as an unattainable summit I hoped to reach someday. Instead, I Stepped Up and started to take my dream more seriously. [_assbach | Flickr |...
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Benefits and Challenges of a Positive Outlier
Often in statistics, positive outliers are cast out from the data set or explained away as “unnatural phenomena.” In life, positive outliers are people who aren’t afraid to rise above the average. But...
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The Power of Starting
The Chinese proverb, “A journey of a thousand miles begins with one step” may be over-used, but there is still some truth to it. [Mark Stevens | Flickr | Modified]I tend to use hiking analogies to...
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Hate Your Job? Use it to Step Closer to Your Greater Purpose
No matter what situation you find yourself in – especially if you hate your job – you have an ample opportunity to step closer to your greater purpose. [Hatoriz Kwansiripat | Flickr | Modified]71% of...
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Don’t Wait for the Next Big Thing – Step Up and Take the Wheel
Don’t cruise through life making pit stops at the Next Big Thing. Take control of the wheel and create your own adventure. [photo by Declan Wilson]When I was a kid, sitting in the back seat of my...
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Surviving Your Creative Desert
I’m in the middle of a creative dessert – desperately clawing my way out of its sandy demise. [guanzii | Flickr | Modified]For months, I’ve left a short story of mine unfinished. Blog posts, my book,...
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React to Reality’s What is Instead of What if
Your reality is your perception. But are you perceiving the what is instead of the what if? [Flickr | Modified]We all live two lives. The life we think we are living and the life we are actually...
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Our Story Matters Most
Dreams fade, stories lives on. [kris krüg | Flickr | modified]Our story, no matter if it’s a story of success or failure, is more valuable than our dreams. It’s our story that will remain when we pass,...
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My Dream is Not Your Dream
[Dennis Meene | Flickr | Modified]In the back of a dark movie theater, a flicker of light emerged from her purse, almost as soon as the first credits of The Great Gatsby rolled on the big screen. She...
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Slow Down – Lay Your Foundation First
Rushing after your dream wears you down. Trying to achieve our dream tomorrow leads to nowhere. Focus on your foundation first. [anolba | Flickr | Modified]I’m notorious for rushing. As a kid, I ran...
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How to Avoid Dream-Hustle Burnout
Dream-hustle burnout is real. I experienced it recently, but you can save yourself the hassle by avoiding my mistakes. [Ville Valkeisenmäki | Flickr | Modified]On the outside, everything seemed fine....
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What if I have no idea what to do with my life?
A silent majority of Millennials feel stuck in life. For them I offer one piece of advice: Do something that scares you. [MacPepper | Flickr | Modified]“Still no major, still don’t know where I’m gonna...
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Don’t Let the Shackles of Expectations Hold You Back
We all have our own journeys to walk, might as well take off the shackles of expectations to make the trip easier. [Panu Tangchalermkul | Flickr | Modified]Whether they are real or perceived,...
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The Real Reason You Come Home Exhausted from Work
The reason isn’t working too hard; the reason is not working towards fulfilling your purpose. [Theen Moy | Flickr | Modified]There was a period two years ago where I went to work, came home, plopped in...
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