Ideas · Anne Benveniste · May 18, 2021
How to stop procrastinating
When you procrastinate you aren’t avoiding work. You’re avoiding feelings. More specifically, negative emotions.  I’ve been mega procrastinati…Read more
Ideas · Anne Benveniste · May 18, 2021
Swimming the River of Misery
If you’ve ever set and then achieved an ambitious goal you’ll recognize the below journey: This is exciting! I can’t wait to achieve my goal.…Read more
Ideas · Anne Benveniste · May 18, 2021
Are you having FUN?
The night before I started my job at a big creative ad agency in London I could barely sleep I was so excited. I'd been collecting Absolut Vod…Read more
Ideas · Anne Benveniste · May 18, 2021
Does work have to feel like work?
Last week was officially my first week as a full time entrepreneur. I'm CEO of my entire life. It's awesome.  But let me let you in on a little se…Read more
Ideas · Anne Benveniste · May 18, 2021
How to keep your standards high
"Don't ever make decisions based on fear. Make decisions based on hope and possibility. Make decisions based on what should happen, not what shouldn…Read more
Ideas · Anne Benveniste · Apr 20, 2021
How to create your own luck
It’s easy to get discouraged when people tell you “I just got really lucky” in the context of starting a business or finding a unique job opportunit…Read more
Ideas · Anne Benveniste · Apr 20, 2021
Stop trying to be The Best
Have you ever quit something because you weren't The Best? I have.  I've thought: There’s people who are better than me at advertising. …Read more
Ideas · Anne Benveniste · Apr 20, 2021
Don't attach identity to institutions
One of the reasons I found it so hard to transition out of advertising is because I’d attached my identity to the agency I worked at and the London …Read more
Ideas · Anne Benveniste · Apr 20, 2021
The price of certainty
Are you waiting to make a career move until you’re certain?  Are you waiting to see all the steps laid out in front of you like a set of instr…Read more