Here's a great letter for any of you who would like to set the record straight about who's rejecting who…. ————————————————————————— Dear Esteemed Editor, Thank you for your letter rejecting my book proposal for publishing consideration with your company. Unfortunately, I have received an unusually large number of rejections from many well qualified publishers and I’m afraid that with such
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Have you ever wondered about the impact you’re having? I am tonight and mainly it’s because I’m not able to share in someone’s pain. My grandfather is dying and I want to be there, for him, my grandma, and my mom. But he’s too ashamed. So he’s distant. He wouldn’t admit it but he doesn’t believe death is natural. If
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"It’s important to remember we’re all explorers–as humans we are risk-takers, whizzing down a hill on a bike. But we get settled in a pattern. There is so much more inside us."–Benedict Allen, British explorer, “Disconnecting Is Key to Exploring,” Brigid Delaney, CNN.com We age and something gets in the way of the adventure. Maybe an idol we seek. Something more
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In my great job, searching for things that folks want to read, once in a while I come across an item that has the potential to fundamentally change the way I work. This is such an item. Everyone knows email is a big time-suck, the kind that can easily eat up your life, even if you aren’t one of those
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"I am a seven-foot-tall banana for a San Francisco–based fruit delivery company. I ride the train as the banana. I pass out bananas on the streets dressed as the banana. I get an awful lot of hugs as the banana, and more high-fives than anyone really has a right to." "…Sometimes I think that no matter what I write, no
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