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The One Thing You Need to Clarify Your Current Calling + Free Download
"I keep asking God, 'Just tell me what to do, and I'll do it'!" My friend Lynn* has devoted years to following God's call on her life. But now, she's at a crossroads. "I've been crying out to God for direction," she tells me, "and I have assurance that He is with me....
Podcast Eps #38: How to Write a Blog Post Fast
Quickly does not mean quick and cheap, but it can be succinct.
8 Things You Need to Know Before You Collaborate + Free Download
I (Cheri) had chickened out all evening. But right before midnight, on April 14, 2016, I finally hit send on a Facebook message: "I'm starting a podcast. Would you consider being my co-host?" The next morning, I awoke to a welcome, one-word reply from Amy: "Yes!"...
Podcast Eps #37: Co-Writing and Collaboration Without Committing Murder
Co-Writing and Collaboration Without Committing Murder Are you considering writing a book with a friend, colleague, or acquaintance? Are you facing a project you think better tackled by two? In this informative and candid episode, host Michele Cushatt puts co-authors...
17 Places to Find Creative Blog Post Ideas
You sit down to begin a blog post and wonder what to write about? You wonder what your peeps would want to read. What would be interesting and engaging blog post ideas? We’ve all been in that spot where we need ideas for our blogs. How do you find inspiration and...
Podcast Eps #36: Best Places to Get Blog Post Ideas
For some people, the idea of blog writing is daunting and frustrating. For others, it is a constant opportunity to share thoughts and idea with one's audience. No matter where you stand on this issue, this podcast episode is for YOU! Hosts Kathi Lipp and Michele...
What is Art?
Excerpted from “Life on the Carousel” My father raised the camera, focused carefully and snapped the picture. My grandfather, the subject of the photo, smiles in obvious delight at his Christmas gift. It is a King Size paint-by-number oil set from Craftint. My...
Podcast Eps #35: Anyone Can Be Master of Creativity with Bob Stromberg Part 2
Do you consider yourself to be a creative person? Do you struggle with creating blog posts, material for talks, or even recipes for dinner? In this amazing episode, Communicator and author Bob Stromberg, joins hosts Kathi Lipp and Michele Cushatt and cheers listeners...
How to Get a Great Headshot
Excitement courses through my veins! This guest blog post will be the best Famous Person has ever published! My heart sinks. I can’t submit my amazing article with a photobombed home picture. I need a new headshot. My thoughts outpace my racing heart: How do I find a...
Podcast Eps #34: Anyone Can Be Master of Creativity with Bob Stromberg
Are you in a rut as a speaker or have a block as a writer? Creativity is the cure for that which often ails us as communicators. Hosts Michele Cushatt and Kathi Lipp are joined by the incomparable Bob Stromberg. Bob is an author, teacher, speaker, comedian, and...
Leverage Times Two: What I Learned from my Second Leverage Conference
The first time I stepped into the opening session of Leverage I was filled with trepidation. The second time I stepped into the opening session of Leverage I was filled with calm. What was the difference? At the first I was an attendee; at the second I was the emcee....
Episode #33: The Desperate Platform-Builders Guide to Getting Noticed
You want to get noticed. You must do all the things to be getting noticed every chance you get.... Wait! No! STOP! In this fun, honest and especially snarky episode, hosts Michele Cushatt and Kathi Lipp dive into some of the desperate attempts made by innumerable...
How to be Prepared for the Last-Minute Speaking Gig
Let's pretend: It's 30 minutes before bedtime, and you're winding down for the night. Suddenly, the phone rings. Who could possibly be calling this late? You wonder as you answer. "I am so sorry to be calling you at the last minute like this," says a voice trying...
Podcast Episode #32: Put Together a Presentation in a Fraction of the Time
Have you ever been called at the last minute to cover a presentation for another speaker? Do you wish the time you spend to prepare a message could be minimized? This episode was tailor-made for you! Hosts Kathi Lipp and Michele Cushatt, who have prepared hundreds of...
Resources for a Writer: The Books You Need to Read in 2017 (with Free Download)
Resources for a writer As writers, words are our medium. We line them up in sentences, debate word choice, use them to paint a sunset on the page. We are artists - the pen our oil pastels, the keyboard our watercolors. There’s nothing else we use for our craft - just...