The Power of a Personalized Video

In the last weekday episode, we talked about the power of sending handwritten notes. Today, let’s look at another powerful way to personally connect with people. Since high-speed internet and mobile phones started becoming more powerful ten or fifteen years ago, video has become a more important medium with each passing year. We all love … Read more

Christy Piper: How to Write About Difficult Topics

When you are writing straightforward how-to content, or perhaps writing for clients, it’s fairly easy to put your mind in third gear and follow a standard writing formula. But what happens when you are writing about highly emotional or sensitive topics? How can you communicate effectively but also do it in a way that honors … Read more

Learning to Let Go

Courage is a theme that seems a lot of us have been talking about lately. For many people, the last couple of years have been a time when they’ve had to bolster their courage in the midst of many changes. I can’t remember a single two years in my lifetime where so many things have … Read more

Mike Kim: Secrets of Personal Branding

Mike Kim is a business coach and marketing strategist who specializes in personal branding, product launch strategies, and copywriting. His core philosophy of marketing is this: “Marketing isn’t about closing a sale, it’s about opening a relationship.” Mike is one of my favorite communicators. As a writer, speaker, podcaster, and copywriting expert, he has the … Read more

Marie-Elizabeth Mali: Why We Need Vulnerable Writers

I had the opportunity to speak with Marie-Elizabeth Mali. I have only recently gotten to know Marie-Elizabeth through an introduction by our mutual friend, Tricia Brouk. I wanted to have Marie on the show because it’s so easy to get lost in the processes and details of writing and publishing, and so easy to lose … Read more

Be a Person of Value

Every writer talks about wanting success, but what does success actually mean? How do you measure it? Is it even a worthy goal in the first place?  Those are all valid questions, but they’re not the questions we should be asking first. The great physicist Albert Einstein gives us some great guidance here. He said, … Read more

10 Ways to Give as a Writer

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify | Google Play The holiday season is in full swing, and most everyone is thinking about the gifts they are going to give others. While we’re probably spending a lot of time on Amazon or looking around local stores, the best gifts come from who we are, not just what we buy. As a writer, you … Read more