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Beth Nyland
Creativity requires optimism, so get off that struggle bus
“I thought it would be easy.” When Jill and I use this prompt as a warm-up exercise in our Story…
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Beth Nyland
THE IDEAS are in the oatmeal
To know me is to understand that I procrastinate. Procrastination is part of my process. Especially my writing process. When…
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Beth Nyland
You can’t Kondo a business message. You have to Death Clean it.
Several years ago, people were raving about the KonMari method of decluttering and organizing. Attempting to jump on the bandwagon,…
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Beth Nyland
How a shrunken vocabulary can grow your creativity
My nephew texted me a few weeks ago: “Can I get your address? I’m getting you guys a game.” This…
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Beth Nyland
In praise of Post-it® Notes
If you write at work, your first draft need not look anything like the final product. Rather than jumping into…
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Beth Nyland
Stuck? Set yourself free with these ABCs.
You have something to say. Well, you’re supposed to have something to say. “They” expect you to have something to…
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Beth Nyland
The life-changing magic of reading creative books
in Book Reviews, Creativity, Life & Business, Spencer Grace, Story Mode, Visual Communication, Writing / / 0 comments“What are you reading?” It’s the question I love to ask when I meet others who value great stories, good…
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Beth Nyland
When the good stuff happens
Once in a great while, brilliance bursts forth in an instant. An aha! A big idea! A flash of inspiration!…
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Beth Nyland
Sprint, stroll, or stride … what’s your creative pace?
“When it comes to creative work, I have a pace in mind. But lately, about the only pacing I’m doing is…
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Beth Nyland
Want to be a more creative communicator? Contain yourself!
in Creativity, Life & Business, Spencer Grace, Story Mode, Visual Communication, Writing / / 0 commentsI call myself The Corporate Poet and Cutter of Crap. I have tattoos and a nose ring. And I wear…
