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Answering the Call: What to Do When You Don’t Know What to Do

Calling-Purpose-Mercurio

If you are human, then you’ve felt it. That stirring inside and the nagging feeling of being just slightly enough out of place in the world to grab your frenzied attention. Sometimes it arises as the inexplicable need to explore and escape the routine. Or the almost sudden realization that your career, college major, or … Read more

How to Stop Wasting Your Time (and Be Happier)

Time-Purpose

Our time is consumed by responding. And it’s killing creativity. The e-mails, meetings, interruptions, and trivial tasks seem endless. The problem? Each moment we spend responding means that we’re not creating. And that means not creating new content or business. Not generating new ideas, new perspectives, and for most of us not doing the types of things … Read more

The 5 Lies You Believe About Success

Illusion of Success

The lies we believe about success are holding us back. Just a few months ago, I was being interviewed for a documentary film by a college student in a film studies class. During the small talk before the shoot I asked, “Hey, why are you making this documentary?” She responded, “Well, I want to be a … Read more