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Notes from a creative life, with detours into narrative and nonsense.
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3 Common Mental Health Challenges in the Workplace
Read more: 3 Common Mental Health Challenges in the WorkplaceUnderstanding the probable causes behind mental health distress in the workplace presents an opportunity to learn how to avoid them and protect yourself. It would help to adopt work-life balance techniques to help you through any mental health challenges.
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How to Set Yourself Apart From the Competition in Your Industry
Read more: How to Set Yourself Apart From the Competition in Your IndustryThere’s no question that to be successful, you need to find ways to set yourself apart from the competition. Establishing yourself as an industry leader is one of the best ways to do this. But that’s often easier said than…
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My 5 Lessons on Getting Organized After Losing a Job
Read more: My 5 Lessons on Getting Organized After Losing a JobThis wasn’t the way I wanted to leave–certainly not without another job lined up and right after I’d just signed on for another year at my apartment. But I got out. I tried to focus on that and move on.
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Taking the Day Off
Read more: Taking the Day OffUnless I have a deadline coming up, I don’t usually work weekends. Nothing for clients, no social media scheduling, not even working on my manuscript. My days off are reserved for the normal stuff people do. But sometimes we do…
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Work-Life Balance: Leaving Work at Work
Read more: Work-Life Balance: Leaving Work at WorkI regularly go through old posts to fix any out-of-date information and prune anything that has lost its relevance or value. When I find an older story that still has something to offer, I add a short note about why…
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How to Create a Reward System to Stay Productive
Read more: How to Create a Reward System to Stay ProductiveA reward system can also help break an overwhelming project into more manageable pieces. By focusing on one task at a time, you can avoid procrastinating, indecision, and poor time management. Plus it feels good to give yourself a pat…
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3 Tips for Fighting Overwhelm When Work Gets Chaotic
Read more: 3 Tips for Fighting Overwhelm When Work Gets ChaoticWhen you’re trying to build your brand through social media and a blog, any absence or deviation from your schedule can feel like a failure. Fortunately, there are a few small changes you can make to get back on top…
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Good Habits to Start for New Small Business Owners
Read more: Good Habits to Start for New Small Business OwnersWhen you’re just starting out, it can be overwhelming. You may be confident in the products or services you sell, and your brand’s image. But success comes over time. Incorporating these habits into your daily business practices will help you…
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Protect Your Small Business from Cyberattacks
Read more: Protect Your Small Business from CyberattacksA cyberattack can destroy what you have built very quickly. Taking appropriate measures to boost your digital security will prevent a cyberattack from crippling your business.
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6 Simple Ways to Reduce Bounce Rate on Your Business Website
Read more: 6 Simple Ways to Reduce Bounce Rate on Your Business WebsiteThere’s one piece of website traffic data that always seems to stress people out: bounce rate. This number tells you the rate of people who leave your site without engaging with any part of it. The wham, bam, thank you…
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Amanda is a writer and artist currently based outside Greensboro, NC. Her background includes journalism and digital content strategy, with published nonfiction spanning food, travel, and business profiles. Her fiction features characters who follow their own codes, blurring the lines between good guys who do bad things and bad guys who do good things.
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