I was a car salesman once. For a brief period in Columbus, I worked at CarMax and sold the following: A Ford Expedition. A Pontiac Grand Am. A Volkswagon Jetta. That’s it. The other salespeople that started at the same time as I did were selling circles around me. I had one of my fellow … Continue reading Everything Is Sales
After leaning into rural life, LinkedIn has opened a way of making connections and jumping into the world of business.
Spoiler Alert: I am not a graphic designer, nor am I a photographer or photo editor. I’ve always thought logos and graphic design in general were pretty cool, but it wasn’t until I listened to Negative Space on the 99% Invisible podcast that I became mildly obsessed (you can read more about that HERE). I … Continue reading Free Graphic Design Resources for Beginners from a Beginner!
I was thinking about music today. Specifically learning to play a musical instrument. A piano to be exact. If you sat down to learn piano, I highly doubt your teacher would help you learn the notes and read music, maybe even teach you how some notes go together, and then tell you to start playing. … Continue reading Want to be a Better Writer? Improve and Inspire with Mentor Texts
I’ve always written, but I’ve never really considered myself a writer, and I definitely wasn’t sure if I wanted to write in a professional capacity. As I begin to pursue freelance content and copywriting and blogging, I realized that I’ll need to take advantage of any free moment that I have and set up some … Continue reading 4 Productivity Tips for Writers
So far, I’m super proud of how many books I’ve read this year. I still don’t make as much time as I would like to read at home, but I’m keeping up pretty well reading at school and at night. We have had a ton of snow this year, so we’ve had lots of snow … Continue reading {#abookaweek2019} Update: Books 1-6!
When you're writing a character, you're essentially creating a person out of thin air. A person based on others, perhaps, but you are responsible for everything that character is or will become either consciously or unconsciously. There are a ridiculous amount of layers within people, and these layers are developed as a result of experiences, … Continue reading Want To Understand Your Characters Better? Have Them Take Personality Tests!
Tribe of Mentors by Timothy Ferriss {Week 1 & 2} I started this challenge a few days late which is why this book took 2 (technically a week and a half) to finish. About halfway through the first week of 2019, I was busy doing something at home, and I started thinking about what I … Continue reading {#abookaweek2019} Tribe of Mentors
I started this book once before and didn't get past the first few pages, so I was less than thrilled when one of my classes chose this as their next novel. This time, I dove into the book knowing that I had no choice but to finish, and to my surprise, I liked it. It … Continue reading Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer made me deeply sad and impacted me in a way that only a truly beautiful story can. Oskar's attempt to reconcile himself with his father's death in 9/11 was interwoven with the story of his grandparent's relationship. It was a tale of hope and despair, love and … Continue reading Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
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