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Becoming a mother was the motivation one freelance writer needed to abandon the toxic hustle culture by which she defined “success”.

Creative planning is the act of mapping out where you are, where you want to go, and how you are going to process today’s challenges.

As some of you may recall, I’ve been seeking solutions to my chronic back pain, which I assume is partly

Update (9/15/14): I've written a new post explaining what eventually resolved all of my back pain problems. Like most writers,

Passion has become a cheap word. I'm starting to roll my eyes when I hear it. But it hasn't always

[Update: The discussion in the comments—on this site and on some of my other profiles—has made me realize that my

On the last day of April 2008, I launched my first professional blog, There Are No Rules. Every day since

Jane moderating AWP 2011 transmedia panel I don't think my age is a secret, but just to be clear: I'm

When I attended TEDxCincy in October 2010, there was one session where I was furiously taking notes: the session by

From Solitude by Anthony Storr: Human beings need a sense of being part of a larger community than that constituted

One of the classes I'm teaching at CCM requires me to study up on the history and practice of public

From Bill Murray interview in Entertainment Weekly (via TerryStarbucker.com): “I just really want to work when I want to work.

Wonder Women mementoes (displayed in my office) from my dear friend and writer Jeanne V Bowerman There are a few

From Kenny Moore's blog post, "Losing Your Job? Psychological, Spiritual & Practical Advice." This is the most meaningful discussion I

Jane - 1998 in Cambridge, England - maudlin and idealistic youth My job as Writer's Digest publisher often leads people

From "Beyond the Elevator Speech" by Michael Carroll, Shambhala Sun (March 2010) My survey indicates that most of us think

From "We Can Measure the Power of Charisma", Q&A with Alex Pentland, Harvard Business Review (Jan-Feb 2010); read full article

A building in downtown Cincinnati gets demolished No talented person stays at a company for a paycheck or a sense