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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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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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What Color Is My Weird? (How to Find Your Onlyness, Part I)

January 20, 2015

The first in a three-part conversation from a Yes & Know reader. “Personally, I have no idea what my Onlyness is.” A new commenter appeared on my blog, sounding equal …

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Where do great ideas come from?

January 5, 2015

Are you the One with all the ideas? Some people think they need to be. That they’re job is to be the “Chief of Answers”. But it’s not true! Well, …

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You Will Show Me Myself Anew (Part 3 of 3)

December 16, 2014

Part III of III of series on how networks can enable onlyness, featuring Fortune’s MPW community (links for full series, below) “Here’s the thing. And it’s a real thing.” Manal …

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Let Me Change What You See In the Mirror (Part 2 of 3)

December 9, 2014December 10, 2014

 Gaelle Rimpel Pierre wants to change Haiti’s future by helping the very poor transform their lives through entrepreneurship. But to do that, she (and her husband) had to take a …

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