To Achieve Goals This Year, Overcome “The Biggest Loser Paradox”
As someone who lost 105 pounds and kept it off for 17 years, I loved it when a game show about massive weight loss hit the airwaves in 2004. The Biggest Loser became a smash success with over two dozen international versions, and is returning to TV in 2020. Within a...
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5 Things I Wish I Had Known In Music School
Much of the six years I spent in music school were filled with trepidation and worry. What if I can’t win an audition?What if I get in a car accident and my face becomes disfigured?What if I injure myself or develop one of a host of small biological anomalies (carpal...
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Win Back Time and Focus On Command With A Black And White iOS Screen
If you feel like looking at your phone all day wrecks your ability to concentrate and is probably not good for you, a black and white iPhone screen might be a nice productivity fix. Recent research confirms our heavy screen dependence and its negative effects:...
read morePride Marketing After Pride: 3 Ways To Continue Supporting The LGBTQ+ Community
Credit: Sharon McCutcheon Pride marketing has changed. Companies and consumers are now realizing that encapsulated awareness months alone aren’t enough to dismantle systemic discrimination or marginalization. Don’t get me wrong, pride month is incredibly important to...
read moreThis 97-Year-Old Book About Advertising Is More Relevant Than Ever
One reason I never made it as a professional orchestra musician is that I treated the French Horn like a never-ending brain puzzle. “What does this melody mean?!” I would ponder to myself fifty times a day as I sat in a windowless practice room. Whenever auditions...
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Nick Wolny is a media and messaging strategist, a contributor at Business Insider, Fast Company, and Entrepreneur, and a technology commentator for NBC and FOX with over 40 live TV appearances.