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Your One Thing

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By Kent Sanders

Each day is a thread you are weaving into an epic tapestry. One day, the threads will run out and your life will be over. ...

Begin with the End in Mind

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By Kent Sanders

In his classic book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen Covey famously wrote, “Begin with the end in mind.” Come with me on ...

Think 100 Years Into the Future

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By Kent Sanders

On a day-to-day basis, we are consumed with the here and now—what we have to write and publish today or this week. Expand your horizons ...

Create a Body of Work

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By Kent Sanders

The writer Matthew Kelly said, “It is important to understand that you are not writing a story or a book, or a sentence or a ...

A Lesson from Gothic Cathedrals

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By Kent Sanders

When I became a college professor in 2004, one of the courses I was assigned was Introduction to the Arts. It was a basic survey ...

Success Comes at a Price

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By Kent Sanders

We all wish for success… but sometimes we forget that it comes at a price. Take Harper Lee, for example. She published the classic American ...

Focus on a Specific Audience

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By Kent Sanders

It’s tempting as a writer to think that “everyone” is your audience. But the reality is that your message is not for everyone. It’s a ...

It’s Never Just Another Day

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By Kent Sanders

Every writer understands this basic truth: it’s easy to let one day run into the next one. Then weeks, months and eventually years pass by ...

Lost in Your Own Fantasy

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By Kent Sanders

One of the most fascinating characters of Hollywood’s classic film era is Norma Desmond, the lead character of 1950’s Sunset Boulevard. She is a silent ...