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Lessons on Procrastination: On Messing Up and Getting Your Act Together

May 24, 2014 by Maricel Rivera Leave a Comment

Lessons on Procrastination: On Messing Up and Getting Your Act Together

Many thanks for completing these sample articles. We appreciate that they take time to research and write. I’m very sorry to inform you that we won’t be able to offer you a position at this time, as your articles did not meet our tone of voice requirements. Although your research was absolutely fantastic, in so […]

Filed Under: Lessons Learned, Motivation, Personal, Writing Tagged With: lessons learned, procrastination, wasting time

How to Keep Your Sanity When Dealing with a Micromanaging Client

March 9, 2014 by Maricel Rivera 5 Comments

How to Keep Your Sanity When Dealing with a Micromanaging Client

To try to control all the small parts of (something, such as an activity) in a way that is usually not wanted or causes problems The above is Merriam-Webster Online’s definition of the word “micromanage.” I don’t particularly relish being on the shorter end of the micromanagement stick. I see myself a self-starter, and being […]

Filed Under: Freelancing, Motivation Tagged With: difficult client, micromanager

How to Handle Rejection: Dealing with Disappointment Constructively

March 5, 2014 by Hazel Mae Pan Leave a Comment

How to Handle Rejection: Dealing with Disappointment Constructively

Stick to the process, stick to the process It’s easy to get hurt by rejection and subsequently become overwhelmed by the feelings of dejection and discouragement that ensue. It’s alright to feel the sting of insult driven to your work (although it most probably was not meant that way by the inflicter), but there is […]

Filed Under: Motivation Tagged With: dealing with disappointment

Get Things Done: Apps for Optimizing Your Writing Productivity

February 26, 2014 by Hazel Mae Pan Leave a Comment

Get Things Done: Apps for Optimizing Your Writing Productivity

When your work involves tons of research, writing, fact-checking, cross-referencing and collaboration, sometimes, you can get stuck on information overload. What you don’t want to happen is to end up wasting precious time sifting through multiple categories of data in order to try and piece together a coherent picture out of it all. Add to […]

Filed Under: Motivation, Technology, Writing Tagged With: apps, writing productivity

6 Ways to Warm Up When Your Writing Motivation Is Freezing Cold

February 3, 2014 by Maricel Rivera 2 Comments

6 Ways to Warm Up When Your Writing Motivation Is Freezing Cold

You know you’ve got some serious writing to do. But for some reason, you’d like to do something else other than writing. Yesterday, you’ve already done the same, and if you’re not getting that butt off the couch or those fingers punching the keys in record time, you’re sure to lose a client, your biggest […]

Filed Under: Motivation Tagged With: writing motivation

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