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Three ways to f*cking finish something

I thought I’d go with a more tactical, ripped from the headlines-style post for you this week, because I’ve had a bunch of clients come to me recently struggling to get things finished. (OK, so it’s not *the* headlines, but it’s the headlines of my work life. So...

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Your enthusiasm is irrelevant

The first client I worked with outside a content mill, I closed for a 5 figure contract. What nobody else knew was that while I was on the sales call with them, I was Googling the name of the tasks they were asking me to do because I didn’t know what the fuck a...

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What’s your moonshot?

Want to hear me read this to you instead? Click here. I had trails of melted ice cream running down to my elbows and tears in my eyes. As I watched a hologram of Apollo 11 take off from its projected base on the Washington Monument, my ice cream cone forgotten in my...

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The real stakes of being able to communicate your ideas

Our words seem so insignificant in the day to day. We send a zillion texts, have casual chats, throw something up on Instagram... It all feels light; until it’s not there. Find yourself in a circumstance where you’re silenced, unheard, and your whole being freaks out....

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The 2019 State of the Businesses Report

It's here, it's here! I'm thrilled to announce that the 2019 State of the Businesses Report + Artist's Statement is now out and ready for you to read! In it, you'll find an unparalleled level level of transparency about my businesses (so if you've ever been curious...

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You Can’t Hack a Relationship

So imagine you’re out somewhere, all dolled up in your Sunday-go-to-meeting best, and suddenly, you see them — the person that fits right into your daydreams of riding off into the sunset and “Til death do us part”. You want them — bad. So what do you do? A. You put...

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The Deep and Brilliant Foundation of All Great Ideas

60,000 years ago, give or take a couple ten thousand years, something happened that fundamentally changed the course of the universe. One person looked at another person, and said something. The other person said something back. Conversation started. This changed...

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There Are No Boring Topics — Just Boring Writers

One of the coolest things about writing copy and content is that we get to work with some seriously interesting people. Right now, we’ve got someone who styles fashion shows, someone who runs arctic expeditions, a naturopath out to change the way we do health, and an...

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You’re Spam Until You Prove Otherwise

In one way, you’d think that nothing would be easier than building a following online. After all, the Internet has radically leveled the communication playing field. It’s no longer 1965 with three TV stations, all manned by old white dudes; anybody can post anything...

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You Don’t Have to Be Loud. You Just Have to Be Heard.

Let me set the scene. You’re at a crowded party, having a good time, when all of the sudden a guy walks in. You can’t not see him — he’s dressed in bright clothes, has a painfully trendy haircut, and you’re pretty sure you can even spot some guyliner. And just in case...

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On the Aesthetic of Authenticity

Once upon a time, there was a business. It was run by a woman who only started freelancing because she was completely unemployable. She spent a full year alternating between panic attacks and depression, despite the fact that she was apparently living the digital...

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