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Overcoming My Fear of Rejection (An Ongoing Journey)...

First off, I have to imagine for a minute that J.K. Rowling wrote the first draft of Harry Potter and then lit it on fire and walked away because she thought no one else would like it. Sure, maybe everything in our lives in 2020 would be exactly the same. Except J.K. Rowling probably wouldn’t be a millionaire and active Twitter user. However, we wouldn’t have a whole book series that rekindled many people’s love of reading. We wouldn’t have Harry Potter Movie marathons and whole trivia nights themed around this iconic series. Rowling took a courageous step that a lot of us are afraid of doing and she was rewarded for it.

Top 5 Reasons You Are a Creative Human Being

I just want to tell you 5 quick reasons why you're a creative human being. It's important that you believe in your creativity for your physical and mental health, your outlook on life and your effect on those around you. This is not only in your work life, but also your personal life too! If you have a corner in your mind that allows you to think freely, you're less likely to micromanage, stress and be frustrated in other parts of the day.

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3 Simple Steps to Help You Speak Graphic Designer

Sometimes, talking to a graphic designer about what you are envisioning can be really difficult! They don't know what you want, and it's difficult to put your vision into words. But can I just say, you reading this article means you're probably already a wonderful client because you're being proactive! Anyway, allow me to decipher the Rosetta Stone of that crazy graphic design language.

8 Questions on Leadership

Leadership starts with humility and knowing that as a leader, no role is above you… This is what is at the core of authentic leadership… What I will tell you is while you may have known this from the start, coming out of school, it get’s lost at times in your pursuit of career goals. It is vital you constantly remind your self of this fact, and remain humble, and put others before yourself, and be willing to roll your sleeves up and do the work…