Becoming Unobstructed

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When Capable Men Doubt Themselves
How consistency becomes both the solution and the problem.
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Derek MacDonald
2
What Creative People Won’t Admit About Starting Over
Wanting a clean slate doesn't mean getting one.
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Derek MacDonald
What Lonely Men Won't Say Online (Or In-Person)
Insisting everything's fine doesn't make it true.
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Derek MacDonald
25
A Traumatic Brain Injury Changed How I Create Stability And It's Making Me Happier
Closing the gap between creativity and stability—financially, mentally, emotionally.
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Derek MacDonald
2
Don't Forget To Pick Your Head Up
You'll miss the view you worked so hard for.
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Derek MacDonald
2
Stop Sitting Alone At The Digital Table
When your invitation never shows up, show up anyway.
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Derek MacDonald
Becoming Who You Want To Be By Pretending To Be Someone Else
The mental magic trick that saved my life.
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Derek MacDonald
6
For When Your Spark Burns Out
The poem that reminds me to accept wayward progress.
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Derek MacDonald
5
How Masking Kidnapped My Happiness
Recovering the kid I lost by learning to embrace conflict.
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Derek MacDonald
10
Saying Goodbye To The Little Engine That Should
And other things you thought you had to carry.
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Derek MacDonald
2
What We Get Wrong About The Soft Boy Scam
Why vulnerability isn’t the same as emotional honesty.
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Derek MacDonald
4
Forever Alone With Your Thoughts
Why trying to be understood doesn't create connection.
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Derek MacDonald
2
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