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A Job for Money or a Job for New Skills?
It is everyone’s dream to have a nice job. A nice job often means good salaries and a comfortable life. Some people equate a nice job with the amount of payment: the higher salary you receive, the better job you have acquired. However, I think that a job that gives you a chance to learn new skills may be more important than a job that gives you money.
By Tirzah Sephora8 years ago in Journal
Can Anyone Become Successful?
Many people are told that anything is possible, and they can be anything they want to be. Their minds are filled with hope and possibilities. Yet, as people age, most of their dreams fade away and is replaced with a realistic mind because of certain circumstances.
By Tirzah Sephora8 years ago in Journal
I Started a Business and It Was Surprisingly Easy
I think almost everyone dreams of doing something big with themselves or by themselves (to a degree) as they grow up. "I'm going to open my own gym." "I want to run my own restaurant." "I'm going to become a dental floss tycoon." You know, the usual hopeful successes. What I've felt is that most everyone uses it as a mental escape from their current situation. In my own analytics (from nowhere except the randomization of my thought process), about 70% of these are pipe dreams. People want it, but they don't really plan on going for it. So what's interesting is that I never once in my life thought to myself, "I'm going to partner up with someone and start a Motorsports Marketing business." Yet it happened.
By Christina Hall8 years ago in Journal
13 Things You Didn't Know about 'Classic Alice'
I have always been a fan of webseries on youtube pertaining to classic literature, whether it be The New Adventures of Peter and Wendy or The Lizzie Bennet Diaries. A webseries that thinks outside of the box is Classic Alice, which has titular character Alice actually living her life according to classic novels. It is kind of a crazy idea, but has been executed fairly brilliantly, and I was lucky enough to sit down with creator and actress for Alice, Kate Hackett to discuss the series.
By Tisha Eaton8 years ago in Journal
Writing While Sick, Depressed, Scared, And Other Deadly Sins
I write things. Obviously; you're reading this now. #Writing is my life. And my life is also made up of a veritable cornucopia of suck. Mostly in the form of chronic illnesses, pain, and a brain that would much rather do anything besides writing, including dying immediately. And I figure some of you might be in the same boat here, so let's talk about writing while... well, the title.
By RoAnna Sylver8 years ago in Journal
Deep Character Development: Be Your Own Biggest Fan
I get a lot of questions about writing: the process, fave/least fave parts, and the 'where do you get your ideas' question no writer I've met really knows how to answer. Most of all, people want to know how to write interesting, real-seeming characters. The answer is simple - and I bet you already do it.
By RoAnna Sylver8 years ago in Journal
