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Picture this: You’re about to give an important presentation at work. As you wait for your turn, your mind floods with thoughts like “I’m not good enough,” “I’ll probably mess this up,”
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Imagine standing at the base of a mountain. The peak represents your highest potential—not just success or achievement, but the fullest expression of who you can become. This is self-actualization:
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I’ve been an entrepreneur for nearly twelve years. When I was last employed, I worked at Shopify profiling dozens of entrepreneurs in our magazine and podcast. After so much time spent practicing a
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After 15 years of experience running content marketing programs for startups, global public companies like Shopify, and my own content-driven businesses, I’ve ended up trying a lot of tools. The tr
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For five years, I led the team responsible for producing and growing the Shopify Masters podcast, which is (obviously) owned by Shopify. When I left, the podcast had earned over 8 million downloads,
Over the years, I’ve run blogs and content marketing programs for small startups to massive public companies like Shopify, where I lead the content and media teams. In these competitive spaces, the
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