What to Do When Work Gets the Best of You
I’ll be honest with you: I was scared to write this post. I didn’t want to admit defeat or failure, because essentially, that’s what it feels like when you say you can’t accomplish everything. You feel...
View ArticleA Better Way to Use Your Education
The other day I had an interview for a job in marketing and communications. When the interviewer asked me about my weaknesses, I said my degree was in Religion. That’s when she gave me a look I would...
View ArticleI Don’t Fit In
The past few weeks have been hard on me, not because of stress from work or anything like that, but rather because I’ve arrived upon a shocking revelation about myself: I don’t fit in. I don’t fit in...
View ArticleThe New Nealsamudre.com and Ebook
“We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we’re curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.” -Walt Disney Photo Credit: Ahd Photography via Compfight cc I...
View ArticleDear Writer, You’re the ONLY One Who Loves Your Work
People often say they love my work. But whenever I hear that, I can’t help but think, they don’t love it as much as I do. Photo Credit: fiddleoak via Compfight cc It’s true. I LOVE my work. There are...
View ArticleThe Only Advice You Need to Get Anything Done
I’ve been living by a motto recently, and it has not only helped my productivity, but my overall health as well. Photo Credit: Brandon Christopher Warren via Compfight cc You see, I’m a creative trying...
View Article3 Things You Need to Be Important
Many people believe you need power and a great smile to influence people in today’s world, but that’s no longer true. Photo Credit: Luis Hernandez – D2k6.es via Compfight cc Before the rise of the...
View ArticleI’m Not Here to Make Life Easy for You: A Love Letter to My Future Children
Dear children, I used to think that if I work hard right now, I could make life easy for you. But now I know I shouldn’t do that. Photo Credit: stephanski via Compfight cc I finally understand that I’m...
View ArticleA Full Report of Everything I’m Working On
“There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.” –Colin Powell I’ve been silent for a while, taking time to sit, reflect, and gauge where I...
View ArticleLiving Like Jesus Is Not What You Think It Is
I think many of us have given up on living like Jesus. Photography by Mikaela Hamilton In the 90s, the predominant question ringing through our evangelical culture was: what would Jesus do? But now,...
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