skillshare | Wit & Delight | Designing a Life Well-Lived https://witanddelight.com/ A Lifestyle Blog Fri, 27 Oct 2023 21:33:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 11 Worthwhile Things We Found on the Internet This February https://witanddelight.com/2021/02/10-captivating-things-we-found-on-the-internet-this-february/ Fri, 26 Feb 2021 16:00:12 +0000 https://witanddelight.com/?p=87793 Today we're sharing 11 of the entertaining, insightful, worthwhile things that grabbed hold of our attention these past few weeks.

We hope you have a lovely weekend folks.

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]]> 4 Ways a Hobby Can Boost Self-Confidence https://witanddelight.com/2020/10/4-ways-a-hobby-can-boost-self-confidence/ https://witanddelight.com/2020/10/4-ways-a-hobby-can-boost-self-confidence/#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2020 15:00:00 +0000 https://witanddelight.com/?p=84738 "My creative hobby ended up being the invitation I needed to disrupt my life. To start a new business. To continue to grow as an artist. To make new friends and build new connections tied to my passion."

Today contributor Jill Elliott is sharing 4 reasons why building a hobby can help you build self-confidence in the process.

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]]> https://witanddelight.com/2020/10/4-ways-a-hobby-can-boost-self-confidence/feed/ 4 5 Ways to Get That “Back-to-School” Feeling Without, You Know, Going Back to School https://witanddelight.com/2020/09/5-ways-to-get-that-back-to-school-feeling-without-you-know-going-back-to-school/ https://witanddelight.com/2020/09/5-ways-to-get-that-back-to-school-feeling-without-you-know-going-back-to-school/#comments Sun, 06 Sep 2020 15:00:00 +0000 https://witanddelight.com/?p=83933 Get the back-to-school feeling with simple ways to make it feel like you’re headed to class, even when the days of schoolbooks, backpacks, and buses are long gone.

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]]> https://witanddelight.com/2020/09/5-ways-to-get-that-back-to-school-feeling-without-you-know-going-back-to-school/feed/ 2 Use Social Media to Jump-Start Your Creative Career https://witanddelight.com/2020/07/use-social-media-to-jump-start-your-creative-career/ https://witanddelight.com/2020/07/use-social-media-to-jump-start-your-creative-career/#comments Thu, 16 Jul 2020 15:00:00 +0000 https://witanddelight.com/?p=57274 Are you excited about going to work today? I am.  I haven’t always felt excited and energized about going to work—quite the contrary. The “Sunday Scaries,” the “Miserable Mondays,” and “Terrible Tuesdays” were pretty standard. So, what changed? I stopped thinking about what I wanted to do. I started doing what I wanted to do.   Nothing happened […]

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]]> https://witanddelight.com/2020/07/use-social-media-to-jump-start-your-creative-career/feed/ 4 5 Ways to Care for Your Mind Right Now https://witanddelight.com/2020/05/5-ways-to-care-for-your-mind-right-now/ Fri, 08 May 2020 15:00:00 +0000 https://witanddelight.com/?p=55516 Even with all of the current unknowns, there are still ways we can care for our minds right now. Kolina Cicero is sharing 5 of them on W&D today.

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]]> How W&D Readers Are Taking Care of Themselves Right Now https://witanddelight.com/2020/04/how-wd-readers-are-taking-care-of-themselves-right-now/ https://witanddelight.com/2020/04/how-wd-readers-are-taking-care-of-themselves-right-now/#comments Sun, 26 Apr 2020 15:00:00 +0000 https://witanddelight.com/?p=55372 We asked W&D readers what they're doing to keep their spirits up right now and the answers came pouring in. We're sharing their tips on the site today.

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]]> https://witanddelight.com/2020/04/how-wd-readers-are-taking-care-of-themselves-right-now/feed/ 2 8 Skillshare Classes to Inspire and Teach You a New Skill Right Now https://witanddelight.com/2020/03/8-skillshare-classes-to-inspire-you-right-now/ https://witanddelight.com/2020/03/8-skillshare-classes-to-inspire-you-right-now/#comments Tue, 24 Mar 2020 15:01:18 +0000 https://witanddelight.com/?p=54403 One of the ways I'm keeping my brain focused these days (and away from the anxiety spirals I'm prone to) is by setting out to learn new skills. The classes in this post are both educational and entertaining, and I hope they'll give you something positive to focus your energy on.

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]]> https://witanddelight.com/2020/03/8-skillshare-classes-to-inspire-you-right-now/feed/ 5 From IDK to IRL: Discovering, Defining, and Developing Your Big Ideas https://witanddelight.com/2020/01/from-idk-to-irl-discovering-defining-and-developing-your-big-ideas/ Tue, 21 Jan 2020 16:00:00 +0000 https://witanddelight.com/?p=51230 I'm excited to share with you my latest Skillshare class, one that's all about discovering, defining, and developing your Big Idea!

Want to learn how to get a 2-Month Skillshare Premium Membership for free? More details in the post.

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]]> My Secret to Productivity: Follow Your Energy. It Works. https://witanddelight.com/2019/10/my-secret-to-productivity-follow-your-energy-it-works/ https://witanddelight.com/2019/10/my-secret-to-productivity-follow-your-energy-it-works/#comments Sat, 26 Oct 2019 15:00:31 +0000 https://witanddelight.com/?p=48084 Last summer, I penned this article as a way of sharing the one practice that was helping me be more productive and more intentional with my time. I've since done even more work to untangle exactly what helps my brain get stuff done, but the rules I shared in this post still apply. October is ADHD Awareness Month, and it felt like an opportune time to bring this article to life again.

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]]> https://witanddelight.com/2019/10/my-secret-to-productivity-follow-your-energy-it-works/feed/ 4 How to Make Big Goals Happen by Making Small Changes https://witanddelight.com/2019/09/how-to-make-big-goals-happen-by-making-small-changes/ https://witanddelight.com/2019/09/how-to-make-big-goals-happen-by-making-small-changes/#comments Thu, 26 Sep 2019 15:05:48 +0000 https://witanddelight.com/?p=46887 For much of my life, I’d used my bosses and the Wit & Delight readers to push me toward my goals. That was until burnout hit like a mile-long freight train.

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]]> https://witanddelight.com/2019/09/how-to-make-big-goals-happen-by-making-small-changes/feed/ 4 Hobbies That Can Help the Planet and Improve Your Life https://witanddelight.com/2019/08/hobbies-that-can-help-the-planet-and-improve-your-life/ https://witanddelight.com/2019/08/hobbies-that-can-help-the-planet-and-improve-your-life/#comments Tue, 27 Aug 2019 15:00:00 +0000 https://witanddelight.com/?p=45042 I've been working lately on challenging my own ingrained habits in favor of new approaches that can help me live a more sustainable lifestyle. It's a work in progress, but it's something I'm actively trying to improve upon each day. Today we're pulling together a list of hobbies we can pick up to help us all consume more consciously while helping the planet in the process.

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]]> https://witanddelight.com/2019/08/hobbies-that-can-help-the-planet-and-improve-your-life/feed/ 1 How to Make Room for Creative Living https://witanddelight.com/2019/01/how-to-make-room-for-creative-living/ https://witanddelight.com/2019/01/how-to-make-room-for-creative-living/#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2019 16:38:49 +0000 https://witanddelight.com/?p=33871 Two things I know to be true: Each of us is born creative and creativity has nothing to do with being artistic. Almost all of us know that feeling before we embark on something big or small where it will be clear whether we “succeed” or fail. Think about the last time you played a […]

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]]> https://witanddelight.com/2019/01/how-to-make-room-for-creative-living/feed/ 3 5 Things I Learned From Trying (and Failing at) Something New https://witanddelight.com/2018/08/5-things-learned-trying-failing-something-new/ https://witanddelight.com/2018/08/5-things-learned-trying-failing-something-new/#comments Tue, 14 Aug 2018 15:00:18 +0000 https://witanddelight.com/?p=29724 Do you replay embarrassing moments in your head? I do and no matter how much time has passed I STILL shudder. My cringe-worthy memories center on a handful of character flaws, with my competitiveness set firmly at the center of my most embarrassing moments. Like that time I stormed out of a bowling alley because […]

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]]> https://witanddelight.com/2018/08/5-things-learned-trying-failing-something-new/feed/ 2 5 Ways to Harness Your Ambition + Powerful Tools to Help Get You on Your Way! https://witanddelight.com/2018/08/tools-need-make-lifelong-learning-habit/ https://witanddelight.com/2018/08/tools-need-make-lifelong-learning-habit/#comments Wed, 01 Aug 2018 15:00:55 +0000 https://witanddelight.com/?p=29521 Back to school represents a season where we all have the opportunity to turn a blank page (literally) and start with a clean slate. When you invest time in learning, you’re investing time in yourself and your dreams for the future. Evolving as a person happens slowly over the course of a lifetime, and when […]

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]]> https://witanddelight.com/2018/08/tools-need-make-lifelong-learning-habit/feed/ 10 My Secret To Productivity: Follow Your Energy. It Works. https://witanddelight.com/2018/07/my-secret-productivity-follow-energy/ https://witanddelight.com/2018/07/my-secret-productivity-follow-energy/#comments Mon, 16 Jul 2018 15:00:20 +0000 https://witanddelight.com/?p=29030 5 years of therapy, twelve productivity apps and 20+ self-help books later, I’ve finally found the secret sauce. I’ve untangled my busy brain, my workload and my ambition into one simple rule of productivity: Follow your energy. Figuring out how to the make the most out of your day isn’t just about getting as many […]

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]]> https://witanddelight.com/2018/07/my-secret-productivity-follow-energy/feed/ 18 9 Skillshare Classes Definitely Worth Watching https://witanddelight.com/2018/01/10-skillshare-classes-definitely-worth-watching-in-2018/ https://witanddelight.com/2018/01/10-skillshare-classes-definitely-worth-watching-in-2018/#comments Tue, 16 Jan 2018 16:01:31 +0000 https://witanddelight.com/?p=26329 I want to offer you a FREE month of Premium membership to check out these classes and more. As an adult, we often forget to make learning a priority. When I left school, it felt like that part of my life was over, and I was at a loss for how to continue my education […]

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]]> https://witanddelight.com/2018/01/10-skillshare-classes-definitely-worth-watching-in-2018/feed/ 11 6 Ways to Keep Learning Once School is Over https://witanddelight.com/2017/10/7-ways-keep-learning-school-over/ https://witanddelight.com/2017/10/7-ways-keep-learning-school-over/#comments Wed, 18 Oct 2017 15:00:29 +0000 https://witanddelight.com/?p=24760 I miss college. I’d spend my morning watching foreign Pepsi commercials in a language class and the afternoon talking about things like what Freud would think of Murakami’s latest book. Your job is basically just to learn stuff. Sure it doesn’t pay—er, it puts you deep into debt. But it is an eye-opening time. The […]

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]]> https://witanddelight.com/2017/10/7-ways-keep-learning-school-over/feed/ 22 What It Really Means To Build A Personal Brand on Social Media https://witanddelight.com/2017/02/really-means-build-personal-brand-social-media/ https://witanddelight.com/2017/02/really-means-build-personal-brand-social-media/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2017 14:00:19 +0000 https://witanddelight.com/?p=21614 Spoiler alert: it’s not selfies and lattes and staged photos. In fact, it’s not about self-promotion at all. I’m excited to share that my new Skillshare class Building Your Online Presence: Personal Branding through Social Media, begins today! I know, I know, I realize I’m already breaking one of my rules around social media and self-promotion. Let […]

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]]> https://witanddelight.com/2017/02/take-branding-class-free/feed/ 8 W&D Consults: Building Your Brand Story with Wit & Delight x Skillshare https://witanddelight.com/2016/03/building-your-brand-story-wtih-skillshare/ https://witanddelight.com/2016/03/building-your-brand-story-wtih-skillshare/#comments Tue, 01 Mar 2016 16:00:54 +0000 https://witanddelight.com/?p=18631 I want to offer you a FREE month of Premium membership to check out these classes and more. Behind every strong brand there are answers to these questions: Why do they exist? What do they do? And, how do they make their mission a reality? Supported by a brand’s core values, a focused belief statement is essential to driving brands forward, keeping […]

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