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Notes from a creative life, with detours into narrative and nonsense.
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My Emergenetics Personality Profile Results
Read more: My Emergenetics Personality Profile ResultsOne thing I really enjoy: taking different kinds of personality tests. It’s not just for fun, though. When I want to focus on my own growth, those tests provide helpful insights. Once you understand how you think or process certain…
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Increase Motivation & Creativity in 4 Easy Steps
Read more: Increase Motivation & Creativity in 4 Easy StepsIf our motivation levels didn’t rise and dive all over the place, we could get so much done all the time. Wouldn’t that be great? Unfortunately, losing motivation is a frequent challenge all creators and entrepreneurs face from time to…
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Spring Cleaning Your Home Office
Read more: Spring Cleaning Your Home OfficeThe end of winter is in sight, which means there’s a big undertaking just around the corner: spring cleaning. After months of being cooped up in the cold, most of us are tired of our surroundings. For me, those feelings…
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7 Steps to Strengthen Your Growth Mindset
Read more: 7 Steps to Strengthen Your Growth MindsetI don’t know about you, but I get pretty restless this time of year. We’re about halfway through winter and I am ready for it to be over. Like all the plants buried under snow and ice outside, I feel…
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Top Blogging Goals for 2023
Read more: Top Blogging Goals for 2023It’s a lot of work to run a blog, especially one you want to turn into something successful and profitable. But setting goals and milestones along the way makes it more realistic than just wishful thinking. This list does not…
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29 Painless Blog Post Ideas for Creative Entrepreneurs
Read more: 29 Painless Blog Post Ideas for Creative EntrepreneursEveryone hits dry spells when trying to come up with blog post ideas, whether you’re an experienced writer or not. There are tons of lists out there full of general blog topics almost anyone can write about. But what if…
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10 Ways to Improve Your Self-Care Routine
Read more: 10 Ways to Improve Your Self-Care RoutineA lot of us have to be reminded to put our own well-being first and take care of ourselves. Luckily, there are small activities we can easily incorporate into our day-to-day lives. In this post, I’m sharing 10 things you…
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13 Things to Do for Get to Know Your Customers Day
Read more: 13 Things to Do for Get to Know Your Customers DayIf you run your own business, one unofficial holiday you might want to mark on your calendar is Get to Know Your Customers Day.
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Newly Published Articles: Winter 2022-23
Read more: Newly Published Articles: Winter 2022-23The winter 2022-23 issue of South Magazine just arrived with my newest articles!
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How Brand Awareness Fits Into Your Marketing Strategy
Read more: How Brand Awareness Fits Into Your Marketing StrategyThere are several goals most businesses have in common. One of the most common goals is increasing brand awareness. Why? Because strong awareness is part of the first level of the basic marketing funnel structure.
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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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