by Marissa Bracke |
Some of my best work happens before I know what I'm doing. Since I don't know the “supposed tos,” I am free to be natural, enthusiastic, thoroughly me, listening to and acting from gut instinct. As I start picking up all of the Rules and Shoulds and...
by Marissa Bracke |
We tell the truth we want to believe It's not that we create content with the intention of whitewashing the truth. We just tend to minimize the parts of our experiences that don't align with our beliefs of how things should be or how we see ourselves. It seems like...
by Marissa Bracke |
The right focus isn't quantity versus quality. Quality is assumed. The right focus is on quantity versus consistency. Churning out a dozen top-notch articles in one week won't do you much good if you vanish immediately thereafter and let your blog wither from neglect...
by Marissa Bracke |
Cheerleaders are the people we count on to tell us we can do it. Advisors are the people we can count on to tell us whether we should do it. Cheerleaders applaud us for having an idea. Advisors help us examine whether it's an idea worth pursuing. Cheerleaders use a...
by Marissa Bracke |
When you're stuck on what to write, or what to teach, it's rarely because you actually lack good topics or enough knowledge… even though that's the conclusion most of us draw when we have trouble coming up with a topic. You're probably sitting on a treasure...
