CRUSH PROCRASTINATION (so it doesn't crush you)
Carrie Gour
Procrastination, man. It’s not one of the majors in the “deadly sin” firmament, but it should be. Because it’s killing your dreams. And mine.
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Musings from Carrie Gour, principal of Write On Girl, Inc. A Calgary based writer writing to make you look good.
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LESS IS THE NEW MORE!
Carrie Gour
Imagine what it would be like to know that behind every cupboard and within every drawer are only things that you love? No misshapen t-shirts, chipped bowls, that ceramic chicken your granny gave you, dishwasher manuals, pens that don’t work. Everything you own brings pleasure.
E-V-E-R-Y-T-H-I-N-G.
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YOU ARE NOT LOST. YOU ARE SEARCHING.
Carrie Gour
Creation and transformation are always shouldered on degrees of pain: the physical sear of childbirth; the epic collision of tectonic plates; the emotional turmoil of Hemmingway or Picasso. So it is, my friend, that you suffer a bit too in the interest of something that has never been before. And that is as noble and worthwhile a cause as any.
Read MoreINBOUND, OUTBOUND AND CONTENT MARKETING – WHAT ARE THESE?
Carrie Gour
In case you didn’t know, traditional marketing and advertising is…while not exactly “dead,” it’s definitely in the palliative care unit of business.
Read MoreNETWORKING MADE EASY (OK, EASIER)
Carrie Gour
Did you know my great, great grandfather made his living as a commercial fisherman? Yeah. He was one of the family’s original Networkers.
Ba-dump-bump.
Thank you, thank you very much. I’ll be here all week…
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