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1. The Money Tree: Finding the Fortune in Your Own Backyard

   Greetings, friends and readers! Big news today: I wrote a new book! It’s called THE MONEY TREE, and it comes out April 7th. 💰🌳⁠ I’m very excited to share this sneak peek of my first *ful

2. How to be Everything: A guide for those who (still) don’t know what they want to be when they grow up

   In a popular TEDx talk, “Why some of us don’t have one true calling” , Emilie Wapnick flips the script on conventional career advice. Instead of suggesting that you specialize, choos

3. A New Journey Begins: “Born for This” Is Now Available!

   Link: BornforThisBook.com Support Local Bookstores | Buy at Amazon | Buy at BN.com More than eight years ago ( whoa ) I started writing this blog, The Art of Non-Conformity . I wanted to chronicle my

4. Good Writing Tips

   Originally posted June 3, 2010. — I don’t claim to be an expert, but I’ve been writing 1,000 words a day almost every day for the past 120 weeks.

5. Hey, Everyone: The Book Is Out! I’m On the Road!

   *** Update : Because of readers like you, The Happiness of Pursuit is now a New York Times bestseller ! *** The day has come! Live from New York City, I’m somewhat happy incredibly thrilled to p

6. Announcing The Happiness of Pursuit (and please, join us!)

   *** Update: You can now order the book! *** Order from Amazon Order from BN.com Order from iBooks Order from a Local Bookstore Greetings, all! Big news today. I’d like to officially unveil my new book

7. How to Make Decisions

   I received a copy of the new book Decisive by Chip and Dan Heath , two brothers and co-authors responsible for the previous bestsellers Switch and Made to Stick . I’ve always enjoyed Chip and Da

8. What If We Don’t Improve After a Difficult Experience?

   “One of the unspeakable things that I think might even be the most unspeakable way of carrying on is this idea of not improving from an experience, not

9. Why Artistic Compromise Makes for Better Work

   Once in a while (thankfully not often), I look back at some of the posts and articles I wrote in the early days. What in the world was I thinking?

10. The New, New Economy: How the World of Online Publishing Is Changing, and Why You Should Care

    For the past eight years I’ve made a good living through online publishing. I’ve shared much of the journey along the way, but I first documented the overall

11. The Light of the Oncoming Train Strengthens the Mind

    Dear Self, Your problem is that you think everything matters. The things that you do every day, the tasks that occupy your mind and draw on your energy—you

12. “What Have I Missed in My Life?” Notes on The Novels Mrs. Bridge and Mr. Bridge

    I think the message in the book is that we all have flaws we can’t resolve.” -Amazon reviewer I recently read Mrs.

13. There’s Always Time to Write a Book

    Some inspiring insight from Laura Vanderkam: I have never believed that book writing needs to be all-consuming.

14. To Be Happier, Go to the Library

    If you liked the Japanese tradition, here’s another one from this side of the Pacific: Older people often draw as much happiness from ordinary experiences —

15. Why I Like Giving the Same Talk 30 Times in a Row

    Whenever I give a talk for the first time, I’m very nervous. Like a lot of internal struggles, I don’t think the goal is to pretend the nervousness doesn’t

16. Improve the Right Kind of Skills (They Probably Aren’t What You Think)

    *My book Born for This is all about helping you find the work you were meant to do. This series explores some of these lessons.

17. 16 Great Books to Change the World

    I did a book list for Flashlight Worthy recently, all about my choices for books related to Unconventional Living. You can see the original list here , but in this post I’ll expand it a bit to f

18. Making Money From More Than One Paycheck Can Help You Follow Your Dreams

    This year I’ve been focused almost entirely on helping people take action. Side Hustle School, my daily podcast, shines a spotlight on people who are

19. Why Ideas are Not Enough (OR: How to Sell Out Like Iron Maiden)

    Link: Perennial Seller “What if I’m not good at making ideas happen? I just like to have ideas!” Ever since I started Side Hustle School on January 1, I’ve

20. How to Write a Novel

    First up, thank you so much for your support of THE MONEY TREE! Despite the numerous challenges of current events, the book is getting out to lots of people.