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Answer: We get creative. We throw fireballs. We slam coffees. We run like Mario through a desert field as the hurry-up music kicks in. And we build businesses that are so memorable, so iconic, so subversively cool, they’re untouchable. Even by AI. Even by the French.
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1. When you get on the phone with a prospective client and they want your hourly rate / a quote on the spot, even though YOU ARE SWEATING THROUGH YOUR PITS AND OH, SHIT, WHAT DO I SAY??! Try: “Let me
Keep reading →There is only one reason for this blog post: Because your (hard-working heart) likely sucks at setting boundaries with your clients. And guess what? It's only going to get harder during the holidays—when you most want
Keep reading →I have a secret. (No, I’m not pregnant, and no, I can’t turn water into wine despite how many gentleman yell, “OH, GOD,” in my bed.) So, back to this secret. I’m going to spout it out
Keep reading →Oh, look! It’s Thursday! And here I am, popping into your web browser, mobile phone, and/or iPad. I sort of hope you’re reading this on the toilet, because I have an announcement. I’d like to introduce
Keep reading →Let’s skip the formalities and go straight to dessert: Because we received such a big response from last week’s blog post on tricks to adding personality to your writing, we’ve decided to flip up our skirts and
Keep reading →Let me ask you a question: Does your word MEAN anything? Are you a woman of your word? A man of your word? A professional of your word? In my business interactions with people, I've been left shocked–
Keep reading →As I write today’s tip, I’m sailing away from Honduras on a cruise ship as a guest speaker (are you picturing me stomping all over the poop deck with a microphone?), speaking to a group of bright, motivated
Keep reading →Psssst. Read this intro in your best infomercial voice, you guys. Deal? DEAL! Hi. I’m Jessica Manuszak, and you may recognize me from such things as that time I talked about shoving in an espresso-soaked tampon, and then
Keep reading →The year I tried to juggle 1,407 balls in the air and still be nice to strangers in the super market taught me an important lesson: Busy isn’t a synonym for happy. Full doesn’t mean fulfilled. And
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