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In the fiction and creative nonfiction classes that I teach as part of the creative writing program at my university, I routinely stress the importance of every story having a plot and a purpose. No ...

I am tired of hearing about the need for work-life balance. To my way of thinking, life is never in “balance.” Sometimes work needs to take top priority, sometimes family does, and sometimes we need ...

Julia Stewart's strategy for success is printed on a piece of paper she keeps framed on her desk. It's a list of "life goals" the 68-year-old CEO has been making, and regularly updating, for roughly ...

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