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”
Keys to Success: Don’t Let Age Hold You Back
Age has a big influence over career decisions. The younger we are, the braver we feel. We’re willing to explore and take chances because we know we have time to try different career moves. I started working in libraries when I was sixteen years old, but I only decided to make it a career afterContinueContinue reading “Keys to Success: Don’t Let Age Hold You Back”
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”
Keys to Success: Pretend You’re Still Working for Someone Else
Scrolling and searching like mad has not helped me find the original person I learned this tip from, but I will clarify that I didn’t come up with it on my own. Watching soapmaking videos to relax one day, I came across a soap maker running her own small business with her craft, and sheContinueContinue reading “Keys to Success: Pretend You’re Still Working for Someone Else”
All Things Subject to Change 