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Sometimes, only a fucking F-bomb will do!
Expletives, intensifiers and authenticity “Back when we first met, you were all like “Oh phooey, I burned the darn muffins!” Now, you go into a bar, and ten minutes later, sailors come runnin’ out!” -...
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What’s your word of the year for 2013?
I’m pretty sure mine is “community” this year Image: Jeff Kubina I started doing a “Word of the Year” practice about five years ago Back then, I was still on LiveJournal (those were the days!) I’d...
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A few changes in the works: responding to the demands of reality
I’m considering a couple of possible changes to the way I do things I let my Crystal Writing Tips readers know about these potential changes earlier this week. However, I figured they were important...
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Taking a break the introverted way
Ever feel like you need a holiday to recover from your holiday? Y’all know I just got back from a 5-week trip, right? Let’s face it, I haven’t exactly been subtle about the fact. Just in case you’re...
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Resource Review: improving my productivity AND self care with a 20-minute...
There’s a lot to be said for figuring things out logically At least there is when you’re predominantly left-brained like me. Language, logic, processes and systems… I love them all (even if I suck at...
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Fall down seven times, stand up eight: trying out a new productivity system
Last week, I realised I NEEDED a new work practices system It’s never easy to acknowledge that what you’re doing just isn’t freaking working. OK, it might be for some people – and I envy them – but for...
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“It has to be perfect”: the biggest limiting belief I’ve ever had to let go of
This post is part of the #LetGoLiveFree Campaign created by Life Coach & Reiki Guide Erin Madore. Erin states that “Carrying limiting beliefs is like trying to walk through quicksand while...
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Getting it just right: being the first two-week review of Operation Sanity...
OK, so y’all are familiar with Operation Sanity Restoration, right? Last week’s Fall down seven times, stand up eight post generated a crazy number of comments. I got the impression from most of them...
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Woohooo! I’m on holiday this week!
It’s been a while since I took more than a single day at a time away from my business I don’t think I’ve managed it since I got back from my UK trip in June. I swore that I’d start taking full...
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Marketing thoughts: want to stand out from the crowd?
(and here’s why *I* don’t worry about it!) Someone asked me the other day what I did to stand out from the crowd One of my online community friends was doing some market research that I’d agreed to...
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A love letter to New Zealand politicans (yes, you read that right): THANK YOU
Hey folks – I know this blog is theoretically about business and writing and getting your message clear. But something happened yesterday that’s filled me up with so much freaking emotion that I have...
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4 things my UK trip taught me about making decisions and creating dreams
Today’s post is brought to you courtesy of a brilliantly sunny day in London I got to see RDJ as Sherlock Holmes in Madame Tussaud’s! I started writing this post while I was sitting in the sunshine on...
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ZOMG! I’ve been nominated for a blogging award!
Holy crap, you guys – best Christmas present EVER! OK, so I wasn’t *planning* on blogging over the holiday break (incidentally, holiday greetings! I hope yours is going wonderfully!) But I woke up this...
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Changing things up and simplifying – lessons from a drum
This week’s Crystal Writing Tips focused on making changes My writing tip this week was “Don’t be afraid to change things up if you need to.” It’s a particularly relevant tip for me right now, and one...
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Writers’ process blogging tour
What’s the Writer’s Process Blog Tour? Heard of the Writer’s Process Blog Tour? It’s a semi-viral meme I’ve seen sweeping through a few of my communities now (a little like a by-invitation chain...
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Is giving someone copywriting advice like telling them what to wear?
Where do you draw the line between listening to experts and listening to your inner knowing? Today’s post was born (as so many things are in my business life) during a conversation with the awesome...
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Upcoming changes for the Crystal Clarity tribe
A couple of weeks ago, I told my introvert tribe about the business changes I had planned It was a pretty raw, honest post in which I acknowledged that things just weren’t working for me in my...
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“So that happened”: 2015 in review at Crystal Clarity
Raise your hand if your 2015 just didn’t go the way you’d intended it to… Back in January, I had BIG plans for the year. I’d decided that THIS was the year my introvert mentoring and coaching business...
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Looking ahead into 2016
It’s not ALL retrospective here at Crystal Clarity My post last week was a pretty retrospective one (not unexpected in a yearly review, granted). But I want you to know I’m not JUST looking backward...
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New Year, New Resolution
Having my own business means getting to pick my projects One of the reasons I started Crystal Clarity Copywriting in the first place was that I wanted to be able to choose my own clients. I loved the...
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