What’s keeping you from writing the book you’ve always wanted to write? Turn reasons into results, pick a date, and just get started.
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Are You Happy & Don’t Know It? – The Better Newsletter #143
What does happiness mean to you? Defining happiness can help you notice it when it happens, appreciate it in the moment and feel grateful for what’s right with your world, right here, right now.
The How-To-Book Ball is in Our Court – The Better Newsletter #141
Tim Ferriss shared that sales of his books are down 45% despite having sold consistently for years. The good news is, authors have agency to champion quality books, be a good date for the reader, and make every word tell.
Reasons or Results – The Better Newsletter #135
What have you been putting off for years? Whether it’s a book, dream, project, or promise to yourself, here’s why picking a date and getting started can turn reasons into results.
Does It Ring and Sing? – The Better Newsletter #131
After a behind-the-scenes Artemis II debrief from NASA, a stuck first chapter finally clicked. Here’s how finding your metaphorical G.O.A.T. can help your work ring and sing—and why “fine” isn’t good enough.
Go From Worry to Wonder – The Better Newsletter #130
Go from worry to wonder with a simple mindset switch. Learn how to refocus, reframe thoughts, and feel more present using this easy real-life exercise.
Reasons or Results – The Better Newsletter #129
Follow the nudges and answer the call. A spontaneous trip to Walden Pond reminds us that later isn’t better. Now is how we create memories.
Kind is the New Cool – The Better Newsletter #128
We’re all searching for meaning, and the key is mattering. Kind is the New Cool. Happiness is being warm, engaged, and caring in a world where kindness is still in our control.
Belief Costs Nothing – The Better Newsletter #126
Stop letting traitorous doubts keep your work sitting in your head. Learn why you have a responsibility to share your unique contribution with the world today.
What’s Your Relationship With VUCA – The Better Newsletter #122
When my sons were growing up on Maui, we drove all over the island with the “Book of Questions” in the van. One question sparked laughter and the next, a bigger truth. That life is a mystery. And, perhaps it’s time to re-evaluate your relationship with VUCA—volatility, uncertainty, complexity, ambiguity—and embrace what you can control instead of fearing what you can’t.