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Actionable Essays to Help Creative Professionals
Build Balance in their Busy Lives
Written by a Nerdy Architect
with 15 Years of Experience Balancing His Own
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Get out of your comfort zone and into the fire.
Working towards a general idea of who you want to be is a good start. But it can lead to fatigue and boredom. Instead, try to develop a lofty goal, a north star, to energize your work and give it purpose.
Why Now is the Best Time to Start Planting Your Future
You don’t need a grand gesture to improve your life. It begins with one small step today. Here’s how to get started.
The Power of Goldilocks and the Three-Month Self Check-In
Checking in every day on your long-term goal may be too often. Checking in once a year isn’t often enough. This is why checking in every three months on your long-term goal could be just right.
Finding Gratitude on the Path from Grief
Grief and loss are a natural part of life. This is how to learn from the pain and find gratitude in the love you experienced.
How to Come Back Stronger from Failure
No life is perfect. We stumble and fall. But the failures teach us lessons. This is how to use those lessons to build back stronger.
The Power to Create Your Own Personal Time Machine Through Journaling
Journaling is one of the best ways to reflect on the journey we’ve been on. Here are some tangible reasons why you should consider journaling as part of your own journey.