Author: Marisa

People Make Time for What is Important to Them (but Sometimes They Can’t)

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I have received, and if we’re being honest, I’ve given so much reductive advice in my lifetime. It’s easy to do, and on the surface, that advice seems to make sense. But it doesn’t take into account all the factors it needs to. If you’ve ever heard people make time for what is important to […]

How to Grow as a Writer (It’s Not What You Think!)

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Writing is a weird thing to do. When you’re writing, you never feel like you’re getting the point across. Your words are clumsy and this grand idea you had in your head seems incommunicable. Though, you find weird moments where someone reads something you’ve written and it resonates with them. There isn’t a list of […]

How to Create Free Digital Business Cards

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Conferences and networking events are ramping back up after the pandemic hiatus. Whether or not it’s actually safe for these events to occur is another matter. The wheel of capitalism grinds on! Personally, I haven’t updated my biz cards in ages, but I recently learned how to create free digital business cards and it’s time […]

Everyday Witch Practices to Build Your Intuition

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There is no one thing that will help you learn to listen to and trust your intuition. But building up a series of rituals to help you connect with your intuition regularly is a good start. These everyday witch practices are perfect for just that. Got a problem with the word witch? We’ll get to […]

How Many Words Per Day Should You Be Writing?

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It’s an inevitable question if you’re writing a book. You feel like you aren’t making any progress, and you ask yourself, “how many words per day should I be writing?” Let’s talk about why you should never ask that question and better goals for you to set. Look. I used to give way too many […]

Monday Intentions to Start Your Week Off Right

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Despite my best efforts, Monday rolls around every week. It’s not that they’re inherently bad. It’s mostly that they set the tone for the rest of the week. So a bad Monday means the following days of the week tend to be awful too. While setting Monday intentions can’t fix everything, they can definitely help […]