Very proud of my wife @bethanyg who pitched and landed a new client today. #alwaysbeclosing
Author: Patrick Rhone
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Nick Bate with the dose of optimism you need for 2017. Number 4! So much number 4: http://blog.strategicedge.co.uk/2016/12/22-from-22.html
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An important 100 word message from @JuSummerhayes: http://juliansummerhayes.tumblr.com/post/154713303385/100-words
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Triumph of The Small, a lovely little work of hopeful futurism from @bobulate: http://bobulate.com/post/154637710524/the-triumph-of-the-small
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Return to breath.
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Good thoughts on Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport: http://calnewport.com/blog/2016/12/18/on-digital-minimalism/
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We’ve become too comfortable viewing things as spectators, not experiencing them as participators. Only by being within and a part of something can we fully understand and appreciate it.
An incomplete list of smart folks that make my day better…
Here, presented in no particular order, are the online writers whose posts and newsletters almost always make my day a bit better and leave me feeling smarter by giving me things worth pondering, enjoying, and sharing.
- Nicholas Bate — Straight shooting and hard hitting. Always inspirational and never not practical.
- Seth Godin — Operational wisdom for those who want to leave a mark and make work that matters.
- Kurt Harden — Music and musings for the enrichment of your soul.
- Matthew Lang — A trusted friend, smart fellow, Scottish Gentleman, and developer of one of the essential tools that also makes my day better — Daily Muse.
- Michael Wade — Good things for smart people.
- Austin Kleon — Blackout Poet, Thieving Artist, Reader, and writer of an equally essential weekly newsletter. No boxes can contain him.
- Dave Pell — Writer of NextDraft. The only news you need.
- CJ Chilvers — The only photography lessons you need.
- Julian Summerhayes — A fellow soul traveller. Destination: Within.
- Daniel Nesbit — If we were both monastics in the mountains, we’d share the same cave.
Disclaimer: I’m sure there’s some I’m forgetting. Once remembered, they will be added.
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The incomparable Nicholas Bate gives us The 7 things we’ll need (more than ever) in 2017: http://blog.strategicedge.co.uk/2016/12/the-7-things-you-will-need-in-2017.html