Listen to your gut feelings. — It is easy to fall in love with someone. It is also easy to fall out of love with your partner. Don’t ignore these signs. There is a widening gap in your relationship. #1. Close friends get braver. Women or men feel bold enough to flirt with your partner right in front of you. #2. You get worrying interventions. People…

98% doable habit breakers. — After joining three writing platforms, I’ve dealt with zero more times than most have. I know it’s not so freeing to be a nobody. I’ve heard it one too many times. If you have nothing to lose, you have more to gain if you win. So, go ahead. Start. (But…

Here’s what’s left off the label. — Have you ever committed to a publishing challenge? It’s more intense than a writing challenge. Writing challenges give you the freedom to write and save to drafts. What a relief! Publishing challenges are not as easy as Penguin’s Happy Feet skating across ice. Toss in the need for quality. You’re…

Zombie simple routine to follow. — Locked away in my diary is a truth. Here’s the key. My remote work life is a wind-ravaged state. And I’m the tornado. I stand between being afraid of aloneness and wanting to leave them before they leave me. It’s a messy situation. Taylor Swift gets it. …

My journey with procrastination. — Did you procrastinate today? During the past eight months of 2023, I’ve procrastinated plenty. It’s been an uphill battle to get going on activities. But here’s what I realized. Your mind is like an iPhone. The sooner you notice it, the better your chances of handling your procrastination. Cool, isn’t…

Boost engagement (with less effort) — Ya learn something new daily. This stat might surprise you! Under the new algo, 30 seconds counts as a read. Afterward, claps, highlights, and comments are bonuses. Pretty cool, huh? But. I’ve also discovered the average reel video is 7–15 seconds. And guess what? 1000s complain of low views. TikTok…

Influence others. But your birth certificate doesn’t need fame. — Painful truth. Blissful ending. If you join a social media site, there’s a 50% chance you’ll never use it. I created LinkedIn. I filled out the profile. It has been a decade. I recently walked my mouse to the top of my home page to stand before the mic. One…

It’s okay to start late. — Have you ever realized the best writers tell stories? Well, I have. I found out they leave a tiny piece of themselves behind in their articles. I read tons of blogs. First for the headlines — x numbers of ways to never be the same person again. I skid into…

You can too. — What changed? The stats page layout. Before, the section showed your views, reads, and read rate percentile. Now? It displays claps, responses, and lifetime earnings. What’s the difference? The previous model gave me glimpses of two concepts. Audience attraction to the headline (views) and interaction with the story (reads). The new version reflects your story’s impact…