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Archive for the ‘How-To’ Category

Learning How to Learn

01.06.2011 · Posted in Common Mistakes, How-To

It's a personal leadership challenge to repeat the things we do right and not repeat the things we do wrong. Peter Bregman offers his three-question prescription to improve how you learn about yourself and what works for you ...

Coppola on Risk & Creativity

01.04.2011 · Posted in How-To

  Ariston Anderson conducted a fascinating interview with Francis Ford Coppola that was recently published on Behance’s The 99 Percent blog. Among some excellent tips on improvisation, working with powerhouse actors, and developing your artistic style, he offers these three rules to aspiring filmmakers: Write and direct original screenplays make them with the most modern ...

Marketing Plan Review Season

11.05.2010 · Posted in How-To

With the change in the seasons, New York-based creativity coach Melissa Rosatti shares her tips for both reflecting on your marketing efforts this past year and preparing for a fruitful new year. ...

What Editors Won’t Tell You

11.02.2010 · Posted in Common Mistakes, How-To

Writer's Digest has compiled a list of the top 15 "secret" expectations, customs, and norms that aspiring writers tend to violate when working with editors. Have you broken any of these basic-but-unwritten rules of professionalism and common courtesy? ...

DIY Business School

08.17.2010 · Posted in 10 Big Ideas, How-To

All in the name of DIY business education and inspired by Josh Kaufman's "Personal MBA" blog, I'm starting to post summaries of business and self-improvement books I read. ...

Everyone needs a cash reserve

07.28.2010 · Posted in How-To

Many of us are living close to our financial limit these days. This makes building a comfortable cash reserve all the more important. If you've always wanted to strengthen your savings account, but have lacked a simple how-to, read on. ...