Published inBelieve Achieve·PinnedMember-onlySubmission Guidelines for Believe AchieveWhatever you believe you can achieve including leveling up your presence on Medium and elsewhere. With this in mind, we would love to add you as a writer for this new publication. How to become a Believe Achieve writer in 3 easy steps: 1Write an article or blog post with the reader in mind. Remember, you are not writing for you…Submission Guidelines3 min readSubmission Guidelines3 min read
Published inBelieve Achieve·Mar 10, 2021Member-onlyRemembering Truddi Chase, a Brave Woman, Author, and Mother with 92 PersonalitiesToday marks the anniversary of her death, but her legacy lives on. It is only recently and through the friendship with her daughter Kari Ainsworth that I stumbled upon Truddi Chase’s story. …Mental Illness2 min readMental Illness2 min read
Published inBelieve Achieve·Mar 4, 2021Member-onlyFind Your Purpose, then Magnify it with a PlanA dream without a plan is merely a wish. It’s no secret that I am a big fan of the book Think & Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill. So much so that I tailor mastermind groups, workshops, exercises, you name it for women around its principles. …Self6 min readSelf6 min read
Published inBelieve Achieve·Mar 2, 2021Member-only5 Blog Elements Newbie Bloggers Should Not IgnoreNever fear newbies! This post will help you structure your blog posts with these five essential elements. As you develop your blogging muscles and writing and self-editing chops, take a second look at these five elements. 1- Titles / Headlines Matter Do not pass Go. Do not collect $200 until you’ve scrutinized the title of…Writing Tips4 min readWriting Tips4 min read
Published inBelieve Achieve·Feb 22, 2021Member-onlyYour Bad Mood Could Be Linked to Vitamin D DeficiencyResearch suggests a connection between Vitamin D deficiency and mental heath issues such as depression, anxiety and other disorders. I’m sure you heard the news that Vitamin D may decrease the severity of COVID-19 [1]. If that tidbit doesn’t convince you to get onboard with Vitamin D, perhaps this post…Mental Health7 min readMental Health7 min read
Published inAscent Publication·Aug 18, 2018Member-onlyEvery King Needs a KingdomAnd so does your content… — Unless you’ve been finding your Zen in Nepal (for decades) you’ve heard that Content is King. If you’re like me, you probably served this phrase to (a few dozen) colleagues who let content ball drop. Chop! Chop! Content is King! The King demands content fresh off the vines. …Content Marketing6 min readContent Marketing6 min read
Published inThe Writing Cooperative·Aug 16, 2018Member-onlyWhat Writers Can Learn from Modern DanceAnd the legend, Martha Graham. — Youth is a powerful thing even among the stupid. Youth, when combined with wisdom, is all-powerful. A force, no man or woman, can reckon. A force, one beholds in mind only until it ignites a fire within oneself and is unstoppable. — Joanne French, Mid-Life Lament Never believe that with…Writing5 min readWriting5 min read
Published inThe Writing Cooperative·Aug 9, 2018Member-onlySEO Basics for Thrifty BloggersFirst, this blog post is, as the title suggests, for thrifty bloggers. SEO ninjas and the folks who can afford to hire them should read no further. Bloggers with search ads in place on Google or use SEO programs such as SEMrush or MOZ Pro can skip ahead to the…Writing7 min readWriting7 min read
Published inWriting Together·Jul 31, 2018Member-onlyFear is the Mind KillerWritten Promptly Together response, July 2018 — It’s July 30, 2018. Writing Together’s prompt for July is due tomorrow. The prompt is simply called “Introduction.” It should be easy to introduce yourself in any format. Yet, I struggle with this prompt. Where do I begin? Why has it taken me so long to sit down and write…Life2 min readLife2 min read
Published inWriting Together·Jul 31, 2018Member-onlyBack to Butter in my Coffee and Increased ProductivityYeah, I know, the whole butter in my coffee thing isn’t new. I’m about 3 years late and 3 dollars short on this trend. But I want to tell you about Bulletproof coffee, a productivity and health hack for those who might have missed it or thought it was too…Health5 min readHealth5 min read
