Have you ever lost out on the job of your dreams and knew then and there that if you had prepared better, you would have gotten the job? I can relate to that feeling. Don’t beat yourself up! It happens to the best of us. This is why I have written this article to guide …

How to Learn Anything: The Art of Learning and Mastering Anything
Learning has got to be the most strenuous activity ever, or maybe it isn’t. You probably struggled to learn in school and swore that when you leave school, you will never read a book again in your life. I totally understand how you feel. However, as a lover of self-development, I have come to understand …

An Important Announcement to the Lovers of The Avid Inspire Blog
“Sarah! What does it feel like to be writing on your blog for the first time in a long while?” {Hm… takes a deep breath…} Hi! Lovers of my blog and everyone who loves the work I do here. I apologize for how life has taken me away from here. More than anything else, I …

The Art of Taking Breaks: How to Give your Best and Stay Focused Always.
For people who passionately want to get work done, taking breaks is probably the last thing they want to hear. And I will give it to you straight, without mincing words, that you need to take breaks. And here is why. Our bodies and minds are wired to constantly need rest. And when there is …

2022 – Year in Review – A Year of Becoming, Crazy Hard Work, Crazy Results.
Fave quote of 2022: Never ever accept ‘Because You Are A Woman’ as a reason for doing or not doing anything. – Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Happy New Year To You!!! The beginning of it all “The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide you’re not going to stay where you are.” At the beginning …

How to create a productive work from home environment
As a freelancer, I know firsthand the struggles of people who work from home. And one of the major struggles is being productive. There is a tendency for you to live unproductively when you work from home if you are not intentional about living productively. Here are some unproductive habits you might engage in when …

12 Recommended Productivity Apps for Creative People in 2022
Some of the links in this article may contain Affiliate links and I may earn from it at no additional cost to you With the abundance of productivity apps and tools available today, it’s easy to get overwhelmed with choosing the right productivity tools for you as a creative. This is why I have written …

6 Things to do When you Feel Unmotivated
I know you don’t feel like doing anything but hear me out first. Lack of motivation is a natural feeling. That restful feeling where you don’t want to lift a finger and you just want to lie down all day. But I also want to ask you, do you feel like watching a movie? Do …

How to Deal with Impostor Syndrome
You know that feeling you get when someone hires you or patronizes your business out of over hundreds and thousands of people… But you are scared they will discover you cannot deliver or that you’re not as great as they think you are? Instead of being happy and excited that you got the job or …

How to Achieve the Most in 24 hours
24 hours is a long time—isn’t it? You’re probably giving me the side eyes and thinking up a million and one reasons why 24 hours is the shortest time ever. I understand. I’ve been there myself. I’ve had those times when I asked who the heck made 1 day, 24 hours, and wondered why they …