If you are practicing social distancing right now, life may have just gotten strange. For a while, the “new normal” is anything but normal. Writing may help you get through this time. Perhaps you feel too anxious to write. The kids are underfoot. You’re worried about your parents, your neighbors, or your job. These are […]
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Karen Catlin and Better Allies
Building a Platform for Change, One Tweet at a Time Everyone knows that if you want to change the world, you need a platform. That need dissuades many people from taking action. How do you build a platform? You want to make a difference, but who is going to listen? Maybe you can think about […]
Using Your Voice: A Conversation with Catherine Johns
Want to share your ideas with the world? Learn to use your voice. If you want to be an author, thought leader, or a little of both, you’re going to need to speak in public—whether on a stage or on a podcast. The way that you use your voice matters. Catherine Johns is an expert […]
The Truth Needs a Boost
Why Write? Why Now? Perhaps you think “everybody knows” the things you want to write about. You may feel like what you have to say is common sense—obvious, even. Still, I suggest that you write. Share your ideas. Make your viewpoint known. Here’s why. Someone else probably has written or spoken about your idea. (There […]
Hero Worship and the Writing Process
We love our heroes. They inspire and entertain us. But we often ignore the broader lessons of how those heroes achieve their goals. We read stories of visionary company founders, but don’t notice the founding team members who pull long hours and take career risks. Nor do we profile the angel investors, the early hires, […]
What Do You Amplify?
Finding the time to write can be challenging. But writing isn’t the only way to share important thoughts and viewpoints. We affect the world around us through the ideas we endorse and share, both online and in book form. We signal our approval of content with likes or other online reactions. We amplify posts by […]