Crys Wood · The Midlife Letters

I write online letters 💌 about creativity, career pivots, caregiving, and midlife's other surprises. Zone 4a. Also talk online business @cryswoodatwork

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@JoVanEvery I'm trying! It's election day here, tho, so the heat is on 🤷🏾

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I've overworked my brain. It's writing ad copy in my sleep. I woke myself up with this idea for a product that doesn't exist but should 🤦🏽

Blood, Sweat & Tears
a new scent by Axe
Don't wait for the end times
Smell the apocalypse now.

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It's such cringe-y fun to watch people eat unexpected foods for a dare/stunt on their YouTube channel, and I do NOT feel called to do the same.

I'd have to name my channel "I Ain't Eatin' That" 😁 Each week, we'd explore a food I ain't messin' with and why!

Pilot episode: Okra!

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"Overriding good sense and logic is a bone-deep belief born of experience, and it insists that nothing is worth the risk of being seen. Invisibility is always better.

And I gotta say, it's not wrong." ~ Crys Wood

Read on at » https://t.co/UxZ5sYRGCi

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To all you tall poppies: I see you, and I know your struggle to stand tall and be seen without losing your head. I know how difficult it is, and you're not alone in this » https://t.co/e0CLbc6H5i

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@trends_vc Truth. AND convincing people to visit your (isolated) website vs participating on social media where everyone's collected and connected... But then, you did say "distribution," so perhaps a website as the hub with social media accts as outposts accomplishes this? 🤔

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@arvidkahl @trends_vc @naval @EricJorgenson @ThisIsSethsBlog @bhorowitz @robfitz @AlexLlullTW @Kamphey @DevanAC @alsayed87 @Matt_Graham_ @ODGgroup @mjwhansen @sherrywalling @aprildunford @ErinMeyerINSEAD @ElainePofeldt I'm still savoring this list, and followed nearly every author. And who knows, maybe I'll publish a book that's on some list someday ;-)

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@arvidkahl @trends_vc @naval @EricJorgenson @ThisIsSethsBlog @bhorowitz @robfitz @AlexLlullTW @Kamphey @DevanAC @alsayed87 @Matt_Graham_ @ODGgroup @mjwhansen @sherrywalling @aprildunford @ErinMeyerINSEAD @ElainePofeldt Arvid! What a star you are, thank you 😊

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@trends_vc @naval @EricJorgenson @ThisIsSethsBlog @bhorowitz @robfitz @arvidkahl @AlexLlullTW @Kamphey @DevanAC @alsayed87 @Matt_Graham_ @ODGgroup I would love books of this genre/category/style written by women, particularly women of color. Were there *any* among the 10s of suggested books?

[Just Copywriting Tips @JustCopyTips]

Don't think about “capturing emails”

Think about creating something worth subscribing to

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Hope you liked this excerpt of "rock & role"! To read the rest, visit https://t.co/F8TCDg5ucb

Big thanks to @dviyer for her brilliant vision and its many roles, as it makes room for the rest of us 🙂

#socialchange #infj #inft #humandesign #generators #introvert #quietpower

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Okay, this needs saying...

Remember that not everyone is a go-to-protests or yell-from-rooftops person, and that's 100% okay.

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Like the nursery rhyme says: We must be nimble; we must be quick.

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@inspiredjen Thank you for sharing! If folks want context, here's the whole piece https://t.co/uxLAGPdIAa — Yasss, Jen, I *finally* launched my blog. It's only this one post for now, but by golly, something's out there! 😁

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@trends_vc Also: Digitize every idea, stray thought, and task — words on paper aren't searchable or widely shareable.

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@trends_vc Fail fast.