There are times when plans just come to us at lightning speed. We fill notebooks or note apps with ideas for what we want to do. Our creativity is functioning at peak levels. Then we start trying to do it all. Alas, crash and burn follow. We take on too much, and we fail. ButContinueContinue reading “Keys to Success: Controlled Growth”
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Keys to Success: Don’t Overthink What Doesn’t Need to Be Overplanned
Why is it so easy to overthink an idea until we make it too complicated to accomplish? I don’t know about you, but I am repeatedly guilty of overthinking and overplanning. The worst part is that overthinking and overplanning wind up preventing me from doing the very thing I wanted to do. When I startedContinueContinue reading “Keys to Success: Don’t Overthink What Doesn’t Need to Be Overplanned”
Friday Faith Moment: Standing in the Shadows
Sometimes we are affected by the actions of other Christians. I don’t hide my faith as a writer, but I also don’t believe in bullying people with my faith. When I worked for others, I knew how to exercise my faith without weaponizing it. My faith was part of who I was as a representativeContinueContinue reading “Friday Faith Moment: Standing in the Shadows”
Research Skills 101: Clickbait – It Happens to the Best of Us
We’ve all done it. We see an attention-grabbing headline, and before we know it, we have clicked or tapped and opened a link to something we thought we would enjoy. Instead, we find ourselves reading a mediocre article or watching a less-than-average video. This happened to me recently, and I’m more than willing to admitContinueContinue reading “Research Skills 101: Clickbait – It Happens to the Best of Us”
Keys to Success: Marketing
Here is where I must admit that marketing is probably my weakest point. It stems from a few things. First, I have a love-hate relationship with social media which is a key marketing tool. Second, I’m often so busy writing that I forget to publicize my writing. Third, I simply don’t make time for it.ContinueContinue reading “Keys to Success: Marketing”
All Things Subject to Change 