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There are way too many terrible business books out there. Most business books aren’t even books—they are business cards for the writers or ego trips for CEOs.

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Cheryl Strayed wrote for years before having a bestselling book. She knew the important thing was writing every day.

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I didn’t invent the choose yourself community. The cubicle job did.

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Be inspired by the people who truly changed the world for the better, and learn lessons from the writers and thinkers who have deeply studied the topics and personalities and problems of the past.

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If you become amazing at one thing, you can do a lot of good in the world. If you become incredible at a few things, you can change the world.

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The first time, I’d done it by accident. Now I wanted to intentionally create the viral effect.

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Success is based on having and maintaining a motivation worth fighting for.

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With Digital Book World’s (DBW) crowded keynote schedule kicking off 2015’s publishing industry conferences, technologist and writer Baldur Bjarnason likens these major events to ecclesiastical rituals. Grab a hymnal.

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If you don’t see a clear path for what you want,
Sometimes you have to make it yourself.
—Mindy Kaling

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I recently had a wonderful conversation with my friend, Beck Tench. During our chat, Beck told me about an interesting shift in thinking that occurred while she worked at a science museum.