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Why You Should Keep a Journal

Authors: Why Should You Keep a Journal?

Why should you, as a writer or author, keep a journal? Here are 11 reasons you should keep a journal if you are an author or writer: Journaling is a wonderful way to find peace from anxiety and depression. Get to know yourself. Find things to be thankful for. Work through your fears and negative […]

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John Paul DeJoria on Persistence

Knock and Knock Again

I learned sales and marketing from knocking on a hundred doors a day. You quickly discover that you’ll get 99 slammed in your face before you make a sale. — John Paul DeJoria, quoted in The Education of Millionaires by Michael Ellsberg While John Paul DeJoria knocked on doors to sell hair care products, as […]

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A Book Can Be a Star

A Book Can Be a Star, A Living Fire

A book, too, can be a star, a living fire to lighten the darkness, leading out into the expanding universe. — Madeleine L’Engle, children’s book author Is your book a living fire to lighten the darkness? Does your book lead out into the expanding universe? Is your book a star? If not, why not? A book, […]

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Marianne Williamson on Shining

Marianne Williamson: We Are All Meant to Shine

We are all meant to shine, as children do. And, as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. — Marianne Williamson, poet, Our Deepest Fear It’s time for all of us to shine as book authors. If we share good stuff, we will shine. And we […]

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