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  • POST BY : Blake Miner
  • August 28, 2019

Case Study #1: Flight Attendant to Full-Time Solopreneur (Lisa Kaela Yu)

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Name: Lisa Kaela Yu Occupation: Copywriter & Content Strategist + Founder & Director of Seeyu Studios Current Location: Vancouver, Canada Services: B2B/B2C (E-Commerce) Sales Copywriting, Web Content (Landing Pages, Blog Writing, Lead Magnets), Social Media Copy & More Websites: lisakaela.com & seeyustudios.com What are you currently working on? Copywriting and editing projects as a writer. Account management & content creation for my agency.  I’m currently working as an editor for a true-story graphic novel
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  • POST BY : Blake Miner
  • August 27, 2019

Nonconformity Quotes: Clues & Reminders to Follow Your Own Path

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“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.” Mark Twain “The most talented, thought-provoking, game-changing people are never normal.” Richard Branson  “Originality is the best form of rebellion.” Mike Sasso “Do not follow where the path may lead. Go, instead, where there is no path and leave a trail.” Ralph Waldo Emerson “Read, every day, something no one else is reading. Think, every day, something
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  • POST BY : Blake Miner
  • August 27, 2019

Flânerie Definition: What Does the Word Actually Mean?

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I just realized that nowhere on this site is there a proper definition of flânerie, so here it is. As I’m able to live it more and more in my life, I’ll be better able to define it. For now, consider this an evolving work in progress. What is Flânerie? Before we answer this, let’s get two other definitions out of the way first: Flâner (v, French) : to saunter aimlessly Flâneur (n, French)
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  • POST BY : Blake Miner
  • August 26, 2019

Inception Tricks for Beating Procrastination With Your Subconscious Mind

Tips for Beating Procrastination
Deep in your subconscious lie your: Automatic body processes Unconscious memories  Emotions Imagination Internalized beliefs Behavior patterns Instincts That’s why procrastination is so complex, there’s a lot going on under the surface. I’m a fan of this quote from Antifragile:  “Few understand that procrastination is our natural defense, letting things take care of themselves and exercise their antifragility; it results from some ecological or naturalistic wisdom, and is not always bad⁠—at an existential level,
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  • POST BY : Blake Miner
  • August 25, 2019

The Infinite Versions of You (and Everyone Around You)

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1. Different Versions of You  In the book “One, No One and One Hundred Thousand” (Original Italian: Uno, Nessuno e Centomila), the main character is struck with a sudden, haunting epiphany:  Inside the imagination of every person he comes across exists a different version of himself—a version that’s a mismatch of his own self-image.  He realizes “he” was only “him” to himself. Everyone around him had created their own copy of him in their
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  • POST BY : Blake Miner
  • August 23, 2019

17 Eye-Opening Travel Words From Foreign Languages (For the Journey)

Untranslatable Foreign Words Journey Traveler
1. Flânerie  Definition: Aimless strolling or sauntering without a set plan or defined destination; walking at a leisurely pace, simply observing as you’re being taken along.  Part of Speech: Noun Origin: French 2. Fernweh Definition: A longing or craving for distant, far-off places; “homesick” for places you’ve never been to. Literally: farsickness.  Part of Speech: Noun Origin: German 3. Alpas   Definition: To become free or untied; to break loose. Part of Speech: Verb Origin:
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