Archive for November 27, 2017
Words Beyond Translation: Rasa
JAVA, INDONESIA As a writer and a traveler, I scavenge the world for words that carry far more meaning than their direct translation. Laden with context, multifaceted, and tailored to culture, these words can only be understood when we experience them. During my visit to Java, I serendipitously found myself in front of a small,…
Read MoreI’ve Visited Colombia 8 Times; Here’s Why I’ll Return
I have a love affair with Colombia that’s lasted eight years and counting. I still remember my first visit to Cartagena, a magical Caribbean town on the northern coast, when I was 19. I was instantly enamored by the quaint, romantic Spanish colonial architecture. There was a certain allure in how puddles of flower petals…
Read MoreWhat Travel Taught Me About Love
One year ago, I sat down to write an article about love. After countless hours spent blankly staring at a computer screen, I accepted the reality of why I couldn’t write the piece: I didn’t know enough about love outside of my own personal experience. So, I decided to do the next best thing. Over…
Read MoreHow This 27-Year-Old Used Instagram To Double Her Income
Meet Caley Dimmock, a one-woman marketing and creative agency and online educator helping others build their personal brand on Instagram. Based in Vancouver, BC, Caley quit her corporate job as a brand and marketing manager earlier this year to pursue an online business. Within just a few months, she was earning double her previous monthly income by…
Read MoreI Didn’t Touch My Phone For A Week (And It Changed My Life)
I spent a week in complete and utter silence, cut off from all communications: that means no cell phone, social media, or Internet. For seven days, I woke up at 5 am and silently spent every minute of every day meditating while mindfully walking, sitting, or eating. Sounds a little extreme? It was. Even so,…
Read MoreHow Two Millennials Made +$700K In Five Months By Bringing Together Successful Entrepreneurs
If there is anything that spending nine months circumnavigating the globe by staying with people in my social network has taught me, is that our vision is only as strong as our network. The people that we choose to surround ourselves with — and the type of relationship we ultimately build with them— are key to influencing the decisions…
Read MoreHow To Sell Your Personal Brand (Without Selling Out)
Something about the words “personal branding” has always made me feel icky. After years of working in the advertising world, I associated branding with fabricating an image that wasn’t real in order to convince people to buy a product they didn’t need. I didn’t understand why anyone would want to do that for themselves. Then,…
Read MoreHow This 23-Year-Old Makes Six Figures From Her Online Business – And Helps Others Do The Same
It’s not often you meet a 23-year-old who has figured out how to make a six-figure income in less than a year, all while working less than 15 hours a week and completely remotely. Meet Sabrina Philipp, the online business coach behind Sabrina Philipp Strategy + Consulting, which focuses on helping both aspiring and experienced entrepreneurs…
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