Tag: success
Priorities (Sonnet Sunday)
When everything becomes a priorityThen nothing really is anymoreNot that i say this with...
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On the Fear of Missing Out on What I Still Need to Do
What does it mean to be happy? And what does it take to get there? I feel like, on some level, to...
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7 Hard Truths We All Need to Accept (Whether or Not We Can Handle It)
Col. Jessep: You want answers?Lt. Kaffee: I think I’m entitled.Jessep: You want...
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Impostor Syndrome or Survivor’s Guilt?
Do you ever wonder if you’re looking a little sus? I know I do. Truth be told, I’ve...
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Sunday Snippet: John Burroughs (1837-1921)
A man can get discouraged many times but he is not a failure until he begins to blame somebody...
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On the Pressure to Excel
For generations, our life expectations remained relatively constant. You’re born on the...
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Sunday Snippet: Peter Meehan on David Chang
The most important thing about David is that restlessness, the willingness to throw it all...
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Sunday Snippet: Will Smith
You want to do the minimum amount of work to afford the maximum amount of time doing the thing...
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Sunday Snippet: Neil Patrick Harris
This industry is like surfing. It’s that you have to get on a surfboard and paddle, paddle...
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Year in Review: My Greatest Successes (and Biggest Failures) of 2017
When you work a more traditional kind of office job with a more traditional kind of company,...
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Sunday Snippet: Jeff Daniels
Yeah. Get out of the way. Which is my whole thing. Which is what happens when you move to the...
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Sunday Snippet: Anna Akana
Looking back now, I can see that my anxiety stemmed from my desire to sabotage myself, to punish...
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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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