Tag: adulting
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Best Advice My Mom Gave Me for Figuring Out What I Want to Do With My Life
It sounds like a lot, but it’s worth the time it takes. If you’ve never done an exercise like this, then you’re just like me. It seems so simple, yet it reveals so much about who you are and what value you bring to the world. I was sitting at my 9-5 a few months…
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“What Are You Going to Do with Your Life?”
Was all I could ask myself as I put down the pen, finishing the last chapter of my book. I thought by getting to the end of it, I would know. But I didn’t. I was more unsure than ever before. Surely, I thought, there would be a clear path forward. I would write my…
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What I Did And Didn’t Know About Writing A Book
For a long time, I have been a writer. I wouldn’t say I’ve always been one, or known that I am capable of writing decently crafted thoughts and stories, but I can say that I’ve always had an affinity for heartfelt words in profound displays. Though it may come as a surprise to those who…
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The Reality of Finishing A Book
The reality is this: it’s lonely. Extraordinary, but lonely. Maybe the same is not true for fiction pieces – maybe it is – but for nonfiction, specifically about my own life, finishing this labor of love is lonely. When I began writing my manuscript two and half years ago, I was overwhelmed by the excitement…
Henley Carr 