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Productivity

The Hazards of Social Media

by Ryan M. Healy

in Business, Productivity, Technology, Twitter

Bad news today. Social media is not the panacea the media has made it out to be. In fact, in many cases, it can do more harm than good.
So while I do like social media and get new blog readers from it, please allow me to share the three most common hazards of social media.
Hazard [...]

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Spinning Plates

by Ryan M. Healy

in Business, Productivity

Ever see a picture of a performer spinning plates on sticks? I don’t think I’ve ever seen it done in person, but I’ve seen pictures of it similar to this one:

As an entrepreneur and service provider, I feel like plate spinning is a good metaphor for my life.
There are always lots of plates in the [...]

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How Timed Essays Helped Me Become a Stronger Writer

by Ryan M. Healy

in Copywriting, Lessons, Productivity

In high school, I joined the newspaper staff as soon as they would let me, and I took all the honors English classes I could. I was in love with reading and writing — I couldn’t get enough of it.
In honors English we would read a book every two weeks (usually a classic), then write [...]

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Forgiveness in an Age of Revenge

by Ryan M. Healy

in Business, Mindset, Productivity, Success

If somebody wrongs you, it’s natural to be upset. And it’s natural to want some kind of retribution or revenge.
Just look at how we as a nation reacted to 9/11. Everybody wanted to take up arms and go kill some terrorists. (In fact, we’re still on a witch hunt, killing people in countries who had [...]

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Can TV Grow Your Business?

by Ryan M. Healy

in Business, Case Studies, Copywriting, Examples, Productivity

Just when you think you’ve seen it all, something shows up in your mailbox that proves you wrong.
Yesterday, as I was going through the mail, I found a letter from DirecTV, a satellite TV provider. I was intrigued because the letter was not addressed to me as a consumer, but rather to me as a [...]

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