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The True Writer's Life: Discovering the Author and Finisher of Our Faith

The True Writer's Life: Discovering the Author and Finisher of Our Faith

Where do the ideas come from? This book answers those questions with profound insight and wisdom.

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Nov 22, 2024

Leaders: Look to Yourself When People Leave

“Employees often leave companies not because they dislike the company or their job, but rather because they want to escape a particular…

Leaders: Look to Yourself When People Leave

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Oct 27, 2024

How to Master The Art of Creative Thinking

Do you know what the highest-paid activity in business is?

How to Master The Art of Creative Thinking

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3d ago

You Hear With Your Ears, But a Writer Listens With Their Heart

“Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.” — Stephen R. Covey

You Hear With Your Ears, But a Writer Listens With Their Heart

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5d ago

A Successful Writer Never Waits for Opportunity to Knock

“You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.” — Zig Ziglar

A Successful Writer Never Waits for Opportunity to Knock

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Jun 30

A Writer’s Success Begins From a Mindset of Abundance

“No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another.” — Charles Dickens

A Writer’s Success Begins From a Mindset of Abundance

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Jun 18

A Writer’s Focus Comes From Definite Priorities Blended with Clear Concentration

“The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus.” — Bruce Lee

A Writer’s Focus Comes From Definite Priorities Blended with Clear Concentration

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Jun 16

A Discerning Writer Always Works to Get to the Heart of a Matter

“The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes.” — Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of the Baskervilles

A Discerning Writer Always Works to Get to the Heart of a Matter

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Jun 10

Writing Requires an Act of Courage

“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” — Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Writing Requires an Act of Courage

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Jun 9

My Exact Daily Routine as a Medium Writer — And What It Actually Takes to Write on Medium Seriously

I wake up at 5:30 AM, work on at least three articles a day, and stop at 5 PM. This is what it actually looks like to write on Medium…

My Exact Daily Routine as a Medium Writer — And What It Actually Takes to Write on Medium Seriously

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Jun 5

A Writer’s Competence is Developed When a Writer Shows Up and is Intentional About Improving a…

“If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot. There’s no way around these two things…

A Writer’s Competence is Developed When a Writer Shows Up and is Intentional About Improving a…

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