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Art Vs. Applause: 6 Ways to Focus on Process Rather Than Outcome

Art Vs. Applause: 6 Ways to Focus on Process Rather Than Outcome

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The act of creating something is a phenomenal experience. But as every creative knows, the end of the project often determines how we feel about the project. It can be attributed to glory and recognition for being a prolific artist, or can be attached to soul-crushing rejection—it doesn’t get sold, the boss passes it over, you get a form letter, or the agent[...]
The Worst Advice About Chasing Dreams

The Worst Advice About Chasing Dreams

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I remember sitting in my cubicle typing daunting e-mails, answering dozens of phone calls, and barely staying awake through pointless meetings thinking, “is this all there is to life?” I used to think I was the only one that looked around at fellow corporate drones feeling out of place until I started talking to others about my aspirations. Most of my cowor[...]
How To Create Habits That Stick

How To Create Habits That Stick

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That a habit takes 21 days to form is one of those stubborn myths which, once planted into the public consciousness, simply refused to die. It originated with the research of one Dr. Maxwell Maltz back in the 1950s, and Maltz's actual hypothesis (yes, hypothesis — he never scientifically proved it) was that a habit takes at least 21 days to form. Somewher[...]
The Trip That Led Me To Finding My Way Back To Myself

The Trip That Led Me To Finding My Way Back To Myself

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It's 75 degrees outside as I say goodbye to an old friend. We’ve spent the summer morning strolling the hills of her hometown. My skin is flushed from all the sun, but I brush away the burn, turning my attention instead to the adventures planned ahead. I roll over the top of another sunny hill heading west in my beat up old VW. I am kept warm by the sun a[...]
Beyond Nowhere: Headed West

Beyond Nowhere: Headed West

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I headed west with a different understanding of myself, even if the answers weren’t as clear as I thought they would be; but no matter what answers I had thought I would find but still had not, I learned things that would impact my next steps. On a fundamental level I Iearned the essence of who I am doesn't just disappear because something I had chosen to de[...]