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Veganuary: Honest anecdotes from a month of eating ‘plants’
Veganuary: Honest anecdotes from a month of eating ‘plants’
Nobody has time to find agar agar powder
Rosella Dello Ioio
Feb 1, 2019
Understanding The Reality Of Your Career
Understanding The Reality Of Your Career
At Morphic, we have a program in place for our high potential employees — our HiPos, as we like to call them.
Praveen Tipirneni
Nov 28, 2017
What Happens When You Study Foreign Languages For Over a Decade?
What Happens When You Study Foreign Languages For Over a Decade?
In a world where most people stop after a few weeks.
Mathias Barra
May 1, 2021
How I Started, Grew, and Sold a Business by Ignoring Everyone’s Advice
How I Started, Grew, and Sold a Business by Ignoring Everyone’s Advice
A fearless — or maybe foolish — entrepreneur’s journey
Sam Dixon Brown
Mar 18, 2021
Friends with Fear
Friends with Fear
Developing a healthy understanding of fear
Brian Grayum
Mar 17, 2020
Are You Embarrassed by What You Were Proud of Last Year?
Are You Embarrassed by What You Were Proud of Last Year?
No? Well, you should be.
Vijoy Rao
Aug 17, 2019
Sometimes life needs a rewrite
Sometimes life needs a rewrite
How tell a different story
Susan Brassfield Cogan
Jan 17, 2018
4 Profound Lessons I Learned Studying Abroad at a Japanese International School
4 Profound Lessons I Learned Studying Abroad at a Japanese International School
Leaving the hermit life behind never felt so wisdom-inducing.
Emily Suvannasankha
Feb 20, 2020
I Learned My Most Important Writing Lesson from Lil Wayne.
I Learned My Most Important Writing Lesson from Lil Wayne.
Writing-wise, the past year has gone pretty well for me.
Jack Martin
Sep 13, 2018
A new beginning?
A new beginning?
When I first announced my time off in December of last year, I had hundreds of people asking me many things:
Ricardo Marvao
Mar 30, 2017
How I Connected (Some of) the Dots of My Life to Start a Freelance Writing Business
How I Connected (Some of) the Dots of My Life to Start a Freelance Writing Business
Five dots, many experiences.
Obinna Morton
May 28, 2019
How to Be an Independent Human
How to Be an Independent Human
8 adulting skills you need to do this life on your own.
Sherry Chapman
Nov 29, 2018
Finding Intimacy in My Spouse’s Illness
Finding Intimacy in My Spouse’s Illness
Seeing a loved one struggle with illness is difficult, but I found inspiring moments to draw closer to my wife than I had in many years.
Don Simkovich, MA
Jul 16, 2019
How to Decide If You Should Work at an Established Startup
How to Decide If You Should Work at an Established Startup
It provides a tremendous opportunity for personal growth, but is it always the right move for you and your career?
Leigh Victoria Phan, MS
Mar 12, 2019
Our Suffering
Our Suffering
Suffering is a completely normal part of our lives, and no matter how perfect any of our lives can be, there will still be times of…
Michael Patanella
Sep 21, 2018
You’re Not Supposed to ‘Do Life Alone’
You’re Not Supposed to ‘Do Life Alone’
Addressing the bold steps we take without a community to stand with us.
Kevin Horton
Apr 3, 2019
5 Powerful Buddhist Concepts I Now Apply to Daily Life
5 Powerful Buddhist Concepts I Now Apply to Daily Life
How they help me overcome my day-to-day challenges
Peter Burns
Mar 7, 2021
Portrait Monet
Portrait Monet
Portraits of our lives are being painted daily. A narrative is being written, a story is being told.
Tia Parker
Jun 1, 2018
Is There One Moment In Time You Would Change?
Is There One Moment In Time You Would Change?
We all have something that follows us around.
Chasing Dreams
Sep 16, 2019
Writing Has Changed Me And I Like It
Writing Has Changed Me And I Like It
It has been intimidating, challenging and growth-inducing.
Chasing Dreams
Sep 12, 2019
Cultivating Your Inner Citadel
Cultivating Your Inner Citadel
On the Perception of Adversity and Our Will to Face it
Max Frenzel, PhD
Aug 12, 2018
Ending A Relationship
Ending A Relationship
We normally think of Romance when we hear the word Relationship. That word’s meaning goes a lot further than just the kind of love you’d…
Michael Patanella
Aug 20, 2018
A Fresh Perspective on the Power of Organic Marketing
A Fresh Perspective on the Power of Organic Marketing
For start-ups burning money on paid ads
Marguerite Faure
Aug 24, 2020
A Pro Athlete’s 2 Rules on Mastery
A Pro Athlete’s 2 Rules on Mastery
by Trevor Huffman
Mr. Mullet
Sep 7, 2018
Build A Following And Create A Movement
Build A Following And Create A Movement
Consistency and hard work can help you build a following and receive mind-blowing opportunities that you’d never imagine.
Brandon T Adams
Nov 29, 2017
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