This holiday week post from none other than the always-inspiring Dyana Valentine (whose bio starts, "Dyana Valentine is not for the faint of heart.") will inspire you.
She calls this TEDx talk she gave in Ojai last month, "I am not sorry" and although it is not directly business-related, I have a feeling lots of you will be able to relate. (And here's the post she wrote about it on her blog.)
Dyana will be back again in Boston (June 21-22) at the Creative Freelancer Conference (part of HOW Design Live June 21-25) with her "Pitch Perfect" presentation. Whether or not you've done it before, it is always an enlightening experience, if you let yourself be swept up in Dyana's "big personality."
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This holiday week post from none other than the always-inspiring Dyana Valentine (whose bio starts, "Dyana Valentine is not for the faint of heart.") will inspire you.
