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Don’t cut off your potential by forgetting we’re all human Created by the author — original image from Pexels The writer in front of me was talented, charming, and loaded with potential. Yet without realizing it she had put herself in a box: “My dream is to give advice to other South Asian women.” It
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Have a little fun Created by the author — original image from Unsplash Flying front kick. Parry. Dummy jab in front of the eyes. Hook kick to the side of the head. Front leg sweep on the way down. Victory. The crowd was stunned but my instructor shot me a glare. This wasn’t the defense-first
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Lessons from an undercover nerd Created by the author — Image from Wikimedia commons I’ve accidentally lied in every writing interview I’ve ever given. “Did you write from a young age? Was it something you’ve always enjoyed?” “No, I tried a WordPress blog a few years ago but no one read it!” The truth is
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Tackling myths with data A photo of the author, created by the author With only 5.7% of writers earning over $100 in June, I can comfortably say I’m in the top 1% of writers. This doesn’t make me extraordinary, I’m nowhere close to the people earning $30k per month yet I am a realistic story
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