Pick one of your favorite bloggers. What keeps you going back to their blog again and again? Maybe they give great information. Maybe they answer all their comments. But what probably really matters to you is their style. Let me throw out a few names for you: Naomi Dunford Seth Godin Darren Rowse Johnny B. Truant I’m hoping you’re familiar with at least a couple of these people. If not, go click the links and read a few posts – all these guys have writing worth a solid browse-through. Now let me give you four
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Sneak Peek #2: Damn Fine Words Writing Course
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A few days ago, you got a sneak peek into Damn Fine Words – and today, you’re about to get another one. Now, Damn Fine Words is the writing course that’s all about results, action, progress and getting you to where you want to be – just from knowing how to write well. And I’ll be right there with you – I’ve added special features that let me have office hours, during which course members can come see me for a private chat. We’ll also be hanging out in the forum and having fun with
> Read MoreHow to Fuel Your Motivation with Your Values
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Have you ever been so jazzed about your project that you feel you could take on the world? Bring it! You’re on fire! Or… maybe not. Maybe you’re in robotic, mindless routine. It was fun at first and you used to love this, but now you’re feeling like it’s a chore. It’s tough to get started. It’s tougher to get up in the morning. You aren’t excited anymore. Where’d the spark go? I’ve been there. Everyone has, at some point or another. We forget what lit us on fire in the first place and eventually
> Read MoreA Sneak Peek Inside the Damn Fine Words Writing Course
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Damn Fine Words is going to be the writing course that changes the whole game for your business. And it’s the course everyone’s been waiting for. Now, you may be curious about what’s inside the Damn Fine Words writing course, and I don`t blame you. Everyone’s excited to learn more about this innovative resource! Allow me to crack open the doors and shine a light on a bit of what you’ll find inside… How to Write Using Just Three Sentences Lesson 4 is my personal favourite, and in it I reveal a secret content-creation technique
> Read MoreHow to Improve Your Writing Skills by Analyzing Structure
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Upcoming posts will focus on better writing skills, in honor of Damn Fine Words‘s launch. It’s the only online writing course that teaches you how to improve your writing skills AND get business results. Registration is open right now, and with a juicy discount too. Don’t miss it! You know that writers need to read to improve their writing skills. All the experts say so. And they’re right. But reading doesn’t just mean curling up with a great book or surfing your favourite blogs on your coffee breaks. It means finding out exactly what other
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They tell you to write. They tell you that your success depends on quality content. They tell you to produce lots of it. You should blog. You should improve your web copy. You should write sales letters. You should comment and tweet and say insightful things on Facebook. No one tells you how. Until now.
> Read MoreHow Breakfast at Tiffanys Teaches You to Become a Classic Writer
Written by Caroline McGraw
If I asked you the question, “What’s the movie Breakfast At Tiffany’s about?” you’d probably say something like this: “Isn’t Audrey Hepburn in that? And doesn’t she really want to have breakfast at Tiffany’s?” Yes, she is, and yes, she does, but those things are not, in fact, what Breakfast at Tiffany’s is really about. Breakfast at Tiffany’s is about overcoming discouragement and fear. It’s about achieving a unique, compelling style. And most of all, it’s about fierce, do-what-you-have-to-do love. In short, it’s about everything you need to succeed in your writing life.
> Read MoreIs Perfectionism Holding You Back?
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Perfectionism. It’s a tricky little concept. People work like dogs at a project and smile as they say they just want something to be so stellar, so excellent, so clearly brilliant that it’s… Well, perfect. But let’s call perfectionism by its true name, shall we?
> Read MoreHow to Manage Your Energy Like a Power Company Executive
Written by Mike Davenport
You’ve probably heard about time management. All those books and blog posts will give you a wealth of tricks to squeeze a few more workable minutes out of your day. But none of those tricks are any good to you if you sit down exhausted and your head bounces off your desk. If you’re blurry-eyed and nodding off at 7pm, you can imagine how the work you do is going to look. So forget time management. Let’s talk energy management instead. I’m not talking about the solar cell, wall socket, gas pump type of energy—I’m
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