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What Does It Feel To Be Bill Murray?

March 2, 2015

In Vulture, Bill Murray answers the question of what it feels to be him: “I think if I’m gonna answer that question, because it is a hard question, I’d like …

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And The Hint Goes To….

February 28, 2015February 27, 2015

Last week, we recapped the recent conversation that’s been taking place about finding your Onlyness and introduced an exciting giveaway from Hint. So many of you have piped in — …

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Intersections of Compassion

February 17, 2015February 18, 2015

In recent weeks, we’ve been exploring a question that many of us grapple with: How do I actually go about finding my purpose, my meaning .. My Onlyness? Understanding why …

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Go Where There Is A You-Shaped Hole

February 13, 2015February 10, 2015

Not a fan of Girls, mostly because I’m not a fan of most pop-culture stuff. But over the years, I’ve seen Lena Dunham really embody her strength. For good, for …

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How to Find Onlyness: A Parable

February 10, 2015February 12, 2015

There once was a school that taught all the wonderful things. Anything in the world that anyone could ever want to do, learn or be could be studied and mastered.  …

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What To Say When Someone Tells You “You Can Never Do That”

February 5, 2015February 2, 2015

A friend recently told me of a story when she was talking to her boss, the editor of a major publication, about doing a feature story, a COVER story for …

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One True Thing (Part III of III on How To Know Your Onlyness)

February 3, 2015February 2, 2015

As we wrap up our conversation with Geoff (which continues in the comments, please join us!) let’s highlight one of the more nuanced elements of Onlyness: It lives at the …

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Get Busy Being Yourself

February 2, 2015February 2, 2015

As we’ve been talking about “how to find your onlyness”, I thought you might like this nugget of wisdom from Shonda Rhimes: I did not dream of being a TV …

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Is Onlyness Selfish? (How to Find Your Onlyness, Part II)

January 27, 2015January 27, 2015

In the last post <link>, I shared the first part of an ongoing conversation I’ve been having with an e-pistolary friend about finding one’s Onlyness. Geoff, like so many of …

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