Category: Fulfillment
These posts are designed to help you make each day more meaningful, be it through career advice, ways to find your passion, break out of a creative rut or find a hobby that inspires you.
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Reese Witherspoon Isn’t Building A Business; It’s A Whole Lifestyle
Reese Witherspoon’s an unlikely architect, but—to some degree—that’s exactly what she’s doing these days. Over the past six years, the actress has been expanding her sphere, launching a production company, a series of clothing and accessories boutiques known as Draper James, a video-on-demand channel with AT&T, and now, a lifestyle book, Whiskey In A Teacup. She’s…
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Gungor: A Crisis Of Faith, A Moment Of Light
Lisa Gungor and her husband, Michael, had been touring the world as part of an indie Christian duo, snagging two Grammy nominations for their worship music. They’d fallen in love going to a Christian college, and later, founded a church together. Then, one day, Michael looked at Lisa and said, simply and honestly, that he…
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Find “Superconsumers,” Enjoy Your Job More
Eddie Yoon’s Superconsumers is a quick read, even if the subject itself may not sound like much of a page-turner. What caught my attention, honestly, was its essential concept: The best companies don’t just have shoppers or fans; they have superfans. Or rather, superconsumers. They’re the type who eagerly await each new launch, who browse…
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What It Really Takes To Love “Everybody, Always”
Bob Goff is one of those people you marvel at, with that sort of “how does he do it all?” wonder, though honestly, that’s the last thing he’d want from you. The Love Does author would argue he’s just working on “becoming love,” as he puts it. Even if that means learning to skydive to…
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How “Cultural Firestorms” Turned Goop Into An Empire
It started out as a passing curiosity, but then, a couple thousand words later, I was in — and hooked. Sure, I’d read Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop newsletter before, and I’d even spent a week cooking meals from her latest cookbook, It’s All Easy, for a Delish story, but I’d fallen out of touch with her…
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How One Parkland Student Uses Photography To Grieve, Cope, And Heal
It’s a small, one-page article, but it’s the most powerful one I’ve read in Elle all year. The magazine’s June issue featured a 200ish-word essay from Kyra Parrow, a photographer and student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. For four years, she’d been capturing her high school experience through the lens of a camera, snapping…
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A Better Way To Think About “Work-Life Balance”
I’ve chased it for years, and I know you have too. Everyone talks about the elusive “work-life balance,” that magical state where you can put in just as much into your home life as you do your career, coming out on top in both arenas. A year or two after Lean In came out, and…
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What’s The Deal With Enneagrams?
When it comes to any test deemed to help you know yourself better, I’m a total sucker. I can’t help it: Whenever I see one, I’m like, “What do I not know about myself that is definitely holding me back and keeping me from NSYNC-circa-2001 levels of greatness?! WHAT?!” I can’t be alone. We all…
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Melissa McCarthy’s Blunt Advice That Every Manager Should Hear
Starring in The Boss doesn’t mean Melissa McCarthy knows anything about managing people. Spending 20 years working her way up the ladder in the film industry, running her own production company, On The Day, and launching a clothing line (Seven7) does. The comedian’s a B-O-S-S, and in the May issue of Glamour — the first…
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How To Tell If Your Idea Could Be A Serious Business
Admittedly, I really wanted the title of this post to be “What The Founder Of Poo-Pourri Can Teach You About Making Sure Your Shhh Don’t Stink.” But that’s a little long, and it didn’t totally fit the vibe of this post, so I decided to go the straightforward route. It’s all inspired by a recent…
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The 3 Stages Of Dealing With Change That Nobody Talks About
Every major change in my life, without fail, involves the same rollercoaster of emotions: I’m excited and hopeful about the new opportunity. I’m anxious about living up to expectations — and about the things I don’t even know I’ll be expected to deliver on (because those always exist, right?). Next, I realize this isn’t quite…
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A Simple Formula To Hit Your Goals (Without Burning Out)
Congratulations. It’s hard to believe, but we’re already our fourth month into the new year, which means it’s a great time to reflect on how we’re pacing towards our New Year’s resolutions. If you’re like me, chances are your resolutions could be broken down into two categories: to-do-list resolutions and big-hairy-audacious resolutions. Their are a…
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