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Who Loves Ya?
Are you fully appreciated? Do you receive sufficient recognition for your efforts and talents? I don’t. Let me give you a minor example: I take a glass fusing class. There is a communal kiln that...
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How to Make your Mess Your Message.
Struggling with writer’s block? Feeling foolish because you’re not sure what business to start? Trying to look smart, talented and like you’ve got it all together and failing miserably? Have you...
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Why You Might Just Be a Perfectionist
I understand. You’re not a perfectionist. You’re just picky. Or ‘hard on yourself’. Or you ‘have high standards’. Or you like things to be done properly. Guess what? * If you’re emails, tweets...
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How to Boost Your Energy: A Mini-Workshop
Creative, multi-talented people have a lot going on so it’s important to keep our energy up. It’s difficult to be creative or productive or happy when you’re drained or fatigued. The first step to...
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It’s Only Too Late If You Don’t Start Now
I know from personal experience that midlife crisis can hit at any age. I earned my Ph.D. at 29 and have gone through midlife crises about every five years ever since. Now I prefer to frame them as...
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Overcoming Derailment — How to Reboot Yourself
Have you been thrown off track? Derailed? Are you having trouble getting back on track? I know what you’re going through. When my mother passed away unexpectedly a few months ago, my professional...
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Re-Label Yourself For Fun & Profit
How do you describe yourself? How do others label you? The words you choose shape how we think about others — and how others think about us. The most powerful words on the planet are the ones we use...
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If Only…
Regrets. You’ve probably had a few. Do you dwell on them? Do you avoid thinking about them? Try this instead: try translating your past regrets into something positive in the present. Consider...
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Explore Your Secret Selves to Be More Creative
Wanna be more creative? Want to tap into your creativity in a deeper way? Whether you’re in the throes of mad, passionate creative expression…or finding yourself in a creative rut…or, more likely,...
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How Do you Receive?
You’re probably aware of what kind of giver you are — how thoughtful or generous or spontaneous or conservative. But have you thought about what kind of receiver you are? When people give you gifts,...
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Overcome Regrets – Forgive Yourself & Others
One way to honor Nelson Mandela is to forgive someone — maybe even yourself. If he could forgive what was done to him — and help an entire country to do the same — so can you. Here we republish our...
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Handling the Enemy Within
image via commons.wikimedia.org Warning! There may be an enemy lurking deep inside your brain. Do you have a little voice inside that is causing you damage? Do you have an inner saboteur that makes...
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How to Make Affirmations Really Work
image via commons.wikimedia.org Affirmations seem so 80’s. Writing down positive thoughts and repeating them daily seems rather quaint and naïve…rather like expecting Santa Claus to leave you a...
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Coulda Woulda Shoulda – PART ONE: Costs & Benefits
image via commons.wikimedia.org Everyone has some regrets in life. What differs is how people deal with them. When you regret something you did – or didn’t do – in the past, do you engage in wistful...
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Coulda Woulda Shoulda – PART TWO: How to Overcome Coulda Woulda Shoulda Thinking
image via commons.wikimedia.org Regrets often take the form of Coulda Woulda Shoulda thinking. Part One of this article described the costs of Coulda Woulda Shoulda. Today, we’ll continue by...
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How Balanced is Your Life?
image via commons.wikimedia.org Balancing different aspects of life — work, play, family, friends and more — is difficult for many people. It’s significantly more challenging for DaVincis — creative...
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Put Yourself First – Yes, Really
image via commons.wikimedia.org Do you put yourself first? If you’re like most multi-talented people (a.k.a. DaVinicis), you don’t. You run around, juggling too many projects and random life demands....
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The Problem with “Purpose”: You Have More Than One
image via commons.wikimedia.org The prevailing wisdom is that to be happy, fulfilled and successful, one must discover and pursue one’s “purpose” in life. There are no shortage of self-help books and...
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Financial Fears Part 1: Recognition
image via stock-free.org Pop quiz: Right now, think about your finances. Now, what emotion(s) do you feel? If you feel happy and secure, congratulations — and please click on a different article...
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How to Boost Your Energy: A Mini-Workshop
By Ray Larabie from Nagoya, Japan, Japan (Melon leaping on Awaji Island) [CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia CommonsCreative, multi-talented people have a lot going...
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