Daire Paddy | Life Coach + Witchy Business Strategist | Breathwork + Energy Healer | Host of Your Biz, Your Rules | Creator of MANY life-changing coaching programmes
June is always a busy month for me. In previous years it was exam season, and pre-summer deadline days. Now, I’m not quite sure where the hectic comes from. I work for myself now, it should be easy, breezey. Actually though, it’s worse. I have this really bad habit of thinking that if I have […]
Think of your writing ritual as a training technique to help you reach peak performance, much in the way running daily laps would benefit a pro athlete. Or faceplanting a pile of hotdogs would help prep a competitive eater. If you cultivate the habit of writing on command, you’re the one in control, not that […]
So why does every damn thing your write need a compelling intro? This is the age of information. We have access to so. much. stuff. If we read the first couple of lines and aren’t hooked, we’re just going to sack it off and find something better. Harsh? Perhaps. But it’s also true. You owe […]
One of the best things about the internet is that it gives pretty much everyone a platform. Everybody gets to have a voice – but that brings along its own irritant – sloppy writing. Yesterday, I started a discussion in three of my favourite Facebook groups (The Freelance Lifestylers, Brilliance Ignition and Simply Smart Social), […]
Live a creative life: 40 lessons on how to embrace creativity in your life >> HERE 42 ideas for blogs about writing >> HERE 30 proven, profitable course topics in fringe, weird niches you’ve never heard of >> HERE 10 big mistakes you might be making in your freelancing career >> HERE How (and why) […]
We all feel it sometimes, whether we’re bloggers, authors, teachers or office lackeys. Sometimes the words just don’t come. And for some people, it’s no big deal. If you write as a hobby, it’s ok if you can’t squeeze out some copy. Not brilliant, but your livelihood doesn’t depend on it or anything. I am […]
Here’s the thing about blogging – there’s a shit-ton of advice out there. If you followed every bit of it… well, you wouldn’t get anything done. My stance is that you should do it all however you want. So to that end, I’ve rounded up 15 quotes to inspire you to do just that. To blog […]
In the online world, there’s an overwhelming pressure to do it all. We can never just do nothing. We have to be visible, on our sites, on social media, in our groups, in our inbox. We have to consistently churn out content. We have to take care of all the behind-the-scenes operational crap. We have […]
When you write anything, whether it’s for your business or not, you should have the knowledge to back it up. Grounding your written content with cold hard evidence makes you instantly more believable… even if you’re blabbing about the nutritional benefit of an oreo-only diet. Dropping in a relevant stat, quote or reference really adds […]
Before we get into it, I want you to head over to Feedly, Pinterest, your inbox, or wherever you choose to keep track of your favourite blogs. Take a moment to browse, clicking through to 5 – 10 posts that catch your eye. Leave those tabs open, and we’ll come back to them later. We […]