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August McLaughlin

Author, Journalist, and Podcaster

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Rejection and a Teflon Mind

October 4, 2012

I was sixteen when I went on my first modeling casting. For days afterward, I waited--and waited--for the phone to ring. When my agent …

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Body Image Mirrors: What Does Yours Reflect?

September 28, 2012

"Beauty is not caused. It is." — Emily Dickinson If only we all saw it in ourselves... The first few times I spoke publicly about my eating …

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The Happy Manhood Operator

September 17, 2012

 ♦♦♦  "Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude." — Zig Ziglar  ♦♦♦  Last week I shared how daydreaming helped make my …

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Daydreams Really Do Come True

September 13, 2012

If dreams are wishes our hearts make, daydreams are plans our brains make. At least that is what I've come to believe. Long before I moved …

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Social Media Fitness for Authors: Happy Findings

September 10, 2012

Before August of last year, social media seemed like a chore I didn't have time for. Between novel and article writing, I figured, how could …

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