Twitter QOTD: Words of Wisdom
Do you have a mentor in your life? Maybe you derived some terrific words of wisdom from a book, a...
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Year: 2009
The Five-Minute Chocolate Cake Recipe
Given the incredibly fast pace of today’s society, we often find ourselves with very little...
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Three Freedoms of Freelancing
While my career choice as a freelance writer does not offer sunshine and rainbows each and every...
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Is Success a Zero Sum Game?
For one person to win, must another person lose? For one person to find success, does another...
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What’s Up Wednesdays: Earth Day Edition
He’s got the whole world… in his hands. Today is Earth Day, so we’re all...
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Freelancers Should Never Burn Bridges
You’re probably familiar with the old adage that you should never burn any bridges....
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Internal or External Locus of Control
Are you the puppeteer or are you the puppet? Are you the one pulling the strings or are you having...
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Giant Mechanical Spiders Attack Yokohama
I could make some inane comment about Godzilla, poorly dubbed video, and thousands of city...
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What I’m Writing Online
Most readers of Beyond the Rhetoric know that I work full-time as a freelance writer. You may have...
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Why I’m Reserving Judgment On Susan Boyle
By now, you’ve probably heard the story about Susan Boyle. She is the unlikely contestant...
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Hi, I'm Michael. By day, I'm a writer and editor. By night, I'm still a writer and editor. I'm also an engaged work-at-home dad, a voracious foodie, an avid traveler, and a thinker who thinks he might be thinking too much. Beyond the Rhetoric is a reflection of my eclectic life, fueled by caffeine and Wi-Fi.
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