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How to Get Ahead During the Holiday Season (Or Any Time of Year)

The Best Way to Overcome Those Post-Christmas Blues

The Day After Christmas: A Lament

Rediscovering the True Spirit of Christmas

Life Lessons from St. Francis: An Interview with Ian Cron

Why I Write

The Beginning of Compassion: How to Be a Better Person

The Surprising Key to Self-discovery

The True Meaning of Home (and How I Learned It)

You Don't Have Thanks, You Give It

The Problem with Plans: What I Learned from Getting Laid Off

The Secret Path to Cool: What It Takes to Become the Most Popular Kid in School

A Life Worth Writing About

An Unconventional Approach to Jumpstarting Your Productivity

One Way to Be Sure Your Dream Is Too Small

Write Less, Not More: How to Slice and Dice Your Content

The Secret to Living the Adventurous Life (It's Not What You Think)

You Don't Need to Become a Better Writer

Every New Author's Greatest Enemy (and How to Beat It)

Four Things You Can Stop Worrying About (Because They Don't Matter)

Writing Secrets from Cheesy Halloween Movies

Here's How a Group of Writers Is Building an Entrepreneur Center in Africa

How Hope Changes Everything

Have You Found Your Story Yet?

How 9 People Are Embracing the Little Things in Life: My Secret Video Project

Why Listening Must Come Before Writing

The Permission to Be Yourself

How to Find Clarity & Confidence as a Writer

The Tug-of-War Battle Between Adventure & Commitment

Three Ways to Avoid Mediocrity in Art and Work

Celebrating Unsung Heroes

How to Be a Champ Like Michael Phelps

How Breaking Bad Taught Us to Be Good

5 Reasons Why You Need a Signature Product

3 Paralyzing Statements That Keep You from Your Best Work

The Tension (and Relationship) Between Creating and Consuming

What It Really Takes to Build Influence

The First Step to Making a Difference: Get Out of Bed

Rules, Discipline, and the Paradox of Creativity

The In-Between is Making Waves: Guest Posts, Interviews, Reflections, & More!

Why Building Your Own Platform Is Essential

Remembering September 11: A Reflection

We Don't Know How Powerful Our Story Is... Until We Share It

The Chase Is the Reward

Success Starts in the Mind (But Doesn't End There)

Life Feeds Your Words

Get Rid of Writer's Block Once and for All

Shut Up, I'm Writing!

Three Reasons You Need to Slow Down

Winners of the What I'm Waiting for Video Contest

The Discipline of Gratitude [Slow Down Challenge: Day 5]

Please, Interrupt Me [Slow Down Challenge: Day 4]

The Myth of Multitasking [Slow Down Challenge: Day 3]

Why We Must Savor Every Moment [Slow Down Challenge: Day 2]

The Benefit of Stopping to Smell the Roses [Slow Down Challenge: Day 1]

The Most Important Step You Can Take

What I Didn't Learn About Life from Reading Comic Books

Early Reviews of The In-Between: How 89 People Deal with Waiting

Three Ways Marketing Fiction Differs from Marketing Nonfiction

Time to Embrace the Wait: Order My New Book & Get Free Stuff!

3 Lessons We Learn While Waiting

Friends Let Friends Dream Big Dreams

What're You Waiting For? (Advice for Those Who Feel Stuck, Book Trailer, & Video Contest!)

No Matter How Difficult the Task, Trust the Process

The Key to Success: Being Interruptible

Three Signs You've Found Your True Passion

The Power of a Small Tribe

Now You Can Have Direct Access to Me — When You Preorder My Next Book

Five Myths About Reading & How to Put Them to Death

The Truth About Going Viral: What I Did After 1 Million People Stopped By My Blog

The Real Secret to Turning Pro

Does This Make You Mad? (Why What Others Are Doing Isn't Working for You)

How I Started Getting Paid for My Passion

The Problem with "Fake It Till You Make It"

The True Nature of Compassion [Podcast]

If You Could Do Anything for a Living, What Would You Do?

When the Adventure Ends (And Real Life Begins) [Podcast]

Launching a Blog Is Easier Than You Think

The Importance of Using Your Skills to Make a Difference in the World [Podcast]

Breaking Out of Your Comfort Zone: When a Nonfiction Author Writes Fiction

Everyone's an Expert, But Not Everyone Is a Master: Interview with Dan Pink

How to Stop Getting Paralyzed and Start Making Better Decisions

The Power of Counting and Speaking Your Blessings

The Three Levels of Commitment

Just Write Something

The Blessedness of Numbness [Podcast]

We Become What We Practice

When Plans Change [Podcast]

Art & Failure: Why the Two Go Together

How I Became a Full-time Writer

What Happens After Your World Gets Turned Upside Down [Podcast]

A Surprisingly Satisfying Alternative to Self-promotion

Is Your Writing Timeless?

The Slow Path to Writing Success (or, What I Learned from Drug Addicts)

Is This Writing Mistake Getting You Ignored by Everyone?

Become Best Friends with Donald Trump... or Start Building Your Own Platform

The Secret to Telling a Great Story Is Living One

Why I Quit Drinking Coffee

Facing Failure: The Art of Eating Live Frogs

How to Know You're Headed in the Right Direction

The Secret of Success: Stop Trying to Be Famous

The Most Inspiring 20-Something I've Ever Met

Who's Going to Guatemala with Me and How You Can Join Us

6 Steps to Successfully Launching a Dream

Keep Dreaming (Even When They Think You’re Nuts)

The Importance of Numbering Your Days: An Interview with Robert D. Smith

5 Lessons from MLK on Living, Leading, & Communicating

Writing Tips from an Idiot

Do the Little Things in Life (Like Typos) Really Matter?

When You Don’t Have a Cabin or a Dog... But Are Still Called to Write