Start your week right! Every Sunday I post my favorite links from around the web and share my goals for the upcoming week.
Links
On Taking Action:
Does Your To-Do List Have Any Verbs?: Marketing pro and all-around productivity smartie, Brittany Berger, shares the secret to to-do list success; making sure the list is filled with details and verbs.
On Joy:
Tis The Season For More Joy & Less Clutter: If the holidays stress you out as much as they do for me, this post by Courtney Carver is a must-read. She shares 12 tips to cultivate joy this holiday season.
On Solopreneurship:
The People You Surround Yourself With As A Solopreneur: Use The Buddy (Accountability) System: My friend (and accountability buddy!) Sara Frandina details why having an accountability partner is so important as a solopreneur. Sara details how we structure our weekly check-in calls, why it works and how we lean on one another to stay true to our goals.
On Life:
Notes On Sonder: I hadn’t heard the term “sonder” until reading this beautiful post from C’est Christine. The word essentially means, “the realization that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own” and Christine shares a lovely story about a recent experience with sonder.
On Blogging:
Search Engine Optimization Tips: A new-to-me blog friend, Chrystina Noel, who recently founded the group PHLbloggers, details awesome SEO tips she learned at a recent event. I like to think I’m knowledgable about SEO, but I definitely picked up a ton of new ideas from Chrystina’s post.
This Week on JessicaLawlor.com:
No Plans November: What I Learned From One Month With An Empty Calendar: During “No Plans November” I kept my calendar (mostly) empty as an experiment in energy and happiness. Here’s what I learned and how I felt after one month.
Get Gutsy With Sierra Elmore: “I Started My Own Design Business At Age 17:” Each month, I interview people who get gutsy- step outside their comfort zones to reach their goals. Today: meet 18-year-old biz owner Sierra Elmore.
Goals
- Continue the 30 Days of Gutsy Course with content fro Week 3! I can’t believe we’re already halfway through the beta version of my first course. More details to come!
- Finalize my editorial calendar for the rest of 2014 and the beginning of 2015- the Get Gutsy Essay Contest is coming your way next week and there’s more exciting plans for the new year. Stay tuned!
Have any links or goals you’d like to share? Leave them in the comments!
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