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Brian Clark wrote the words in that quote a few years ago, in a reply to a comment on this blog. Ouch. It’s not always very comfortable to face, but there’s no way around it. To succeed with content in 2019, you have to go beyond the ordinary. You have ...

If you’re like me, after taking some time off from writing, you’re refreshed and champing at the bit to translate all of those great ideas you had into compelling content. Unfortunately, your email inbox is apocalyptic. You’ve got clients, comments, and coworkers clogging up your notifications, and that new diet-slash-resolution ...

What does your dream creative career look like? Take a moment to think about it. Now, how many steps are there between where you currently are and where you want to be? A few? Too many to count? Regardless of the answer to that question, you have the power each ...

Once you know what you’d like more of in your life, you have to make decisions that will allow more of that greatness to show up. And that exciting process is also going to present new challenges, which is why Sonia recently asked: “What are the ‘nice-to-have’ problems you’d like ...

Did you know that Copyblogger certifies terrific content marketers? Well, we do, and we’ve been thinking aboutmore ways we can highlight and honor them. Earlier this month, Copyblogger held a contest for our community of Certified Content Marketers. It was a bit of a secret to the general audience, since ...

This is the last Copyblogger Weekly for 2018! (But we do have a few year-end treats for you coming soon.) This week, our focus has been on reflection and inspiration — to get you moving toward what would make your life more rich and meaningful in the coming year. On ...

This time of year, we traditionally think about our goals for the coming year. And even though New Year’s resolutions get a bad rap, I think it’s a fantastic tradition to revisit your vision, habits, and goals, and set some intentions for what you want to improve. There are plenty ...

In August 2016, I quit my nine-to-five job. I was tired of spending my days staring miserably at mind-numbing spreadsheets and desperately wishing for our systems to crash so I could go home early. I had been working in corporate finance for five years, and as you can imagine, I ...

Philosophy of art has been an interest of mine for quite some time. But philosophy of professional art is a topic I’ve only been exploring for the past several years. There is no objective “right” or “wrong” when it comes to art. Unlike an accountant completing the math equation 2 ...

Sometimes in business, it’s a good idea to slow down and reflect on your real goals. Are you getting what you want and need from your projects? Are you approaching your goals wisely? Or just running around trying to gobble “low-hanging fruit” without considering the bigger picture? This week, we ...