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How to Get The Art of Work Book and Course for $1

I Got Everything I Wanted This Year (and It Wasn't as Thrilling as I Thought)

086: The Evolution of a Writer: How to Pivot Your Writing Without Losing Your Audience [Podcast]

The Dark Side of Success and What I'm Changing in the New Year

085: How to Build a Lasting Lifestyle Business Around Your Big Idea: Interview with Fizzle [Podcast]

A Simple Formula for Finding Clarity in Your Next Piece of Writing

084: Give Your Way to Stratospheric Success Without Going Broke: Interview with Bob Burg [Podcast]

On Designing the Life You Want to Live

083: How to Build Better Reading Habits and Finish a Book Every Day [Podcast]

Networking Tip: Don't Do Favors Like The Godfather

082: The School of Greatness: Interview with Lewis Howes [Podcast]

The Most Important Day of Your Life

How One Unassuming Parenting Blog Reached a Million People

Your Writing Will Fail If You Don't Do This

081: Your One True Calling Doesn't Have to be One Thing: Interview with Emilie Wapnick [Podcast]

080: Finding Your One Thing: Interview with Jay Papasan [Podcast]

The Difference Between Selling and Sharing

How a Vacation to Italy Reminded Me of My Purpose

079: Lessons from Creating a Conference from Scratch in Three Months [Podcast]

Stop Waiting to Be Picked or Your Dreams Will Die

How to Move from Good to Great

078: Use Sketchnotes to Deliberately Capture Meaningful Ideas: Interview with Mike Rohde [Podcast]

Every Writer Needs a Tribe (Have You Found Yours?)

077: Intentionally Choosing Your Path Instead of Dying a Slow Death: Interview with Paul Angone [Podcast]

The Surprising Self-Discovery Lessons of Blogging (Plus a Challenge!)

076: Your Voice is Louder than Words: Interview with Todd Henry

A Simple Secret to Success: Teach What You Know

075: How to Get Booked and Paid to Speak: Interview with Grant Baldwin

Why You Should Take, and Even Maybe Teach, an Online Course

074: Why Authentic Performances Steal the Show: Interview with Michael Port [Podcast]

Art Needs an Audience (Why Art for Art’s Sake Doesn’t Work)

073: The Best Authors Never Write Alone: Interview with Steven Pressfield and Shawn Coyne [Podcast]

When Friends Die: The Clarity & Confusion of Grief

Why I'm Killing My Email List and Changing Everything

072: The Rebirth of Renaissance Thinking and Modern Day Polymaths [Podcast]

Designing Your Own Apprenticeship: How to Build a Team of Mentors

071: Making Magic is Less Complicated Than You Think: Interview with Lee Cockerell [Podcast]

3 People Every Writer Needs in Their Creative Collective

070: Redefining Your Identity Through Action [Podcast]

What to Do When You Feel Left Out, Unlucky, or Just Plain Ignored

3 Ways Coffee Boosts Creativity and Makes You a Better Writer

069: Balancing the Soul and Schedule of a Creative Life: Interview with Emily Freeman [Podcast]

The Unfair Truth About How Creative People Really Succeed

068: 3 Steps to Become the Superhero You Were Meant to Be [Podcast]

The 5 Platform Personalities: What Type of Blog Is Right for You?

067: The Unlikely Partnership of Profit and Philanthropy: Interview with Willie Morris [Podcast]

Early Bird Registration for Tribe Writers Ends Tonight!

The Secret to a Successful Writing Career (Is Not What You Think)

What You Write About Doesn't Matter as Much as You Think

066: How to Write Fiction for a Living: Interview with Stacy Claflin [Podcast]

Here's a Simple Way to Get People to Care About What You Create

Some Writers Get Really Mad When You Say This

How to Never Worry About What to Write Again

The First Question You Must Ask Yourself Before Becoming a Professional Writer

065: 4 Reasons Good Books Don’t Sell Anymore (and What to Do About It) [Podcast]

The Surprising Path to Becoming a Professional Writer

064: Amy Porterfield on How to Use Your Day Job to Build a Business (Without Getting Fired) [Podcast]

063: Get Paid to Pursue Your Passion in 48 Hours or Less [Podcast]

The Importance of Changing Mediums: Why We Need More Polymaths in the 21st Century

What We Learn About Life from Fairy Tales

062: How to Launch a Professional Podcast on Your First Try (and Get Sweet Revenge): Interview with Jeff Brown [Podcast]

Why We Are All Secretly Superheroes

061: 3 Myths We Believe About Finding a Calling [Podcast]

The Necessary Habit You Need Before You Can Write a Book

What I Learned from Not Hitting the New York Times Best Sellers List

060: How to Guest Post on a Celebrity Blog: Interview with Elizabeth Bradley [Podcast]

How to Write Blog Posts That Go Viral (without Selling Out)

059: How to Get People to Care About Your Work [Podcast]

My Latest Experiment: Launching a Conference — Why I'm Scared & Doing It Anyway

058: Launching a Blockbuster Blog on a Budget: Interview with Ruth Soukup [Podcast]

The 3 Most Powerful Words in the English Language

The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly of Launching a Best-selling Book

057: Time Management Secrets of Ultra Performers: Interview with Rory Vaden [Podcast]

Reward the Givers, Not the Haters

056: Courage and the Creative Pursuit

Advice for Graduates: 3 Tips You Won't Hear in Any Commencement Speech

055: Losing Your Life to Find It: Interview with Eric Bryant [Podcast]

Your Mistakes Don't Define You, They Teach You

054: How to Find Your Work That Matters: Farnoosh Brock Interview [Podcast]

3 Important Questions to Ask Yourself Before You Find Your Calling

How to Learn a New Skill and Get Paid for It in 48 Hours

Can You Master a Skill & Get Paid for It in 48 Hours?

Early Bird Special on My New Course Ends Today

053: The Truth Behind Achieving Superhuman Results: Interview with Tim Ferriss [Podcast]

The Bad News About Turning Pro as a Writer

The Secret to Doing Brave Things

052: The Secret to Living a Remarkable Life [Podcast]

What I Learned from Launching My First Best Seller

051: An In-Depth Look at Medium: the Benefits and the Drawbacks [Podcast]

The Sleazebag and the Magician: A Tale of Two Marketers

050: How to Do a Do-Over: Interview with Jon Acuff

Two Essential Ingredients of Success

The Promise Every Author Should Make

049: Filtering Life Through Story: Interview with Donald Miller [Podcast]

The Top 3 Excuses for Not Chasing Your Dream (and Why It All Comes Down to Fear)

048: How to Write a Book in Five Drafts [Podcast]

The Art of Work Is Here (or, Why Book Launches Are Sometimes Selfish)

The Story I Didn't Tell about My Free Book Offer

Before You Decide What You Want to Do with Your Life, Do This First

Want to Know What You're Meant to Do? Listen to Your Ache

Two Lies We Believe about Success

046: Learning to Savor: An Interview with Shauna Niequist

Shame Is Something We Learn

Why Most People Aren't Satisfied with Work & What to Do about It

045: An In-Depth Look at Cowriting: Interview with Frank Viola and Mary DeMuth [Podcast]

The Complicated But Beautiful Process of Finding Your Calling

044: What To Do When It's Your Turn: Interview with Seth Godin

The Kind of Platform You Should Be Building

Every Story of Success Is a Story of Community (Plus a Chance to Join My Media Team)

043: The Power of Free: How You Can Profit from Giving Away Your Work [Podcast]

Three Things Most People Don't Know About Book Cover Design

Why I'm Practically Giving My Book Away

042: Everybody Writes: Interview with Ann Handley [Podcast]

The Surprises of Success

041: Creating in Chaos: Making Art Amidst a Mess [Podcast]

Why Most Authors Get Book Launches Wrong & What We Can Learn

040: Pursuing Your Passion Through Podcasting [Podcast]

The Totally Boring Process of Writing a Book

039: Why Joining a Mastermind Group Will Benefit You [Podcast]

The Secret Behind Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Success

038: Tips for Making a Good Decision: Interview with Jeff Shinabarger [Podcast]

The Wonderful Ache of Beauty (Why We Need Art)

037: Look at Me: Getting Your Work the Attention it Deserves [Podcast]

Get Your Message Shared with This Simple Tactic

How to Not Set Yourself up for Failure with New Year's Resolutions