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I am honored to have been featured on The Futur podcast with Chris Do

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You can find me on the futur podcast with Chris Do in a two parter. This is part one. I am honored to have become friends with Chris and look forward to many more talks. Episode 51 released today, April 30, 2018. https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-futur/id1209219220?mt=2&i=1000410269172 Chris also made a video about his trip and speaking at the […]

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Make a Homemade Custom Label / Sticker

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Have you wanted to know how to make a sticker but haven’t wanted to purchase 50 of them or 500 of them. You just need a few, well this video will show you how to make a sticker / label easily on a tight budget. Xyron machines are found at any craft store or on

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Rapid Recharge // Competitors or Allies

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Episode 221. Airs July 26, 2017. Are you better alone or do you and your skills get enhanced when you are around other people? Better alone or better together? My dad read me this joke that he shared with his Sunday School class last weekend. It has stayed with me ever since. Here it is,

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Uncomfortable and Afraid, But Doing it Anyway

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Episode 217. Recorded live on June 28, 2017 [youtube id=”qDYClTUNdJQ”] This week I am launching a brand new part of the Recharging You brand. I am launching Recruiting Creatives. Tune in and hear about how tackling this scary thing has me diving off the edge of the starting block. What shape will my dive be?

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Rapid Recharge // New Year = New Start

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Aired, January 4, 2017. Episode 197. I have been thinking about 2017 a lot more than I usually think about the new year. This time of year is one of reflection and inspiration for me. But in looking back, I have to be honest with myself about things I did not accomplish and at the

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When Side Projects Turn to Client Projects

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I am bringing you on my journey of how my illustrations have been getting me some work from clients. I regularly volunteer at my church and work the computer during the service, putting words on the screen during the songs and making sure the sermon slides are advancing properly. It is very rare that I

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Rapid Recharge // Positivity

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Episode 188. Aired October 12, 2016. This week on Design Recharge I will be talking about the power of being positive and how changing how you talk to yourself and what you say to others can impact your life. A few years ago I made a change in my life to only say good things

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Punctuation formatting

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A quick video about using and formatting punctuation correctly. Where do those silly commas, periods, and other punctuation go? [youtube id=”42P1g4zuBq8″] And another one about hanging punctuation and ellipses in both Adobe InDesign CC and Adobe Illustrator CC. [youtube id=”ytKpGGUb99A”]

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Do Amazing Things Where You Are

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[youtube id=”enVKWuOCOEo”] No matter where you are in life or in your career, your words, actions, and attitude matters and can be infectious to others. We don’t all work at the best agency in town, or the place where you can work on finding your creative voice. It always seems like life is better somewhere

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