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Cynthia Marinakos
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Live Your Life On Purpose

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Avoid Regret and Live Your Best Life

Ways to tackle fear, stop worrying about what people think, and follow your truth. — I knew I had to leave the job of my parents’ dreams. I’d mistakenly thought working in a top tier global accounting firm was what I wanted. When I realized the corporate world wasn’t for me, I was devastated. Lost. Lonely. My friends and uni mates either made it into…

Self Improvement

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Avoid Regret and Live Your Best Life
Avoid Regret and Live Your Best Life
Self Improvement

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Better Marketing

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How to Improve Your SEO for Free: Write Damn Good Content

Use these simple writing examples, guides, and templates to boost your SEO — even if you’re not a writer — “My developer keeps trying to upsell me SEO.” “I pay $4,000 a month for SEO” “Do you do backlinks?” This is what I hear from small businesses that are unsure about SEO. They get duped by dodgy ad agencies who charge ridiculous amounts to do very little. …

Writing

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How to Improve Your SEO for Free: Write Damn Good Content
How to Improve Your SEO for Free: Write Damn Good Content
Writing

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UX Planet

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Simple ways to make online content more accessible (and why it matters)

Why it’s important to make content accessible and a few easy ways to tweak online content. — Almost everyone will temporarily or permanently experience disability at some point in their life. Disability is part of being human. I recently watched a presentation where the presenter took ages to get a slide up — all we could see was a black screen. The audience looked excited about being…

UX Design

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Simple ways to make online content more accessible (and why it matters)
Simple ways to make online content more accessible (and why it matters)
UX Design

7 min read


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Publishous

·Aug 17

The Art of Being: Let the Stories Go

An invitation to appreciate moments more often. During yoga one morning, our teacher Sushil told us to do a tree pose. With our eyes closed. It wasn’t too bad doing it with our toes to the floor, our heels on our ankles. Bit wobbly but doable. But the next challenge without our toes on the floor, our…

Self-awareness

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The Art of Being: Let the Stories Go
The Art of Being: Let the Stories Go
Self-awareness

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Publishous

·Aug 11

The Power of Shadows: Why We Need Darkness as Much as Light

Lessons from lockdown, burn out, and watercolour painting — When I first started watercolour painting, I painted scenes that didn’t feel quite right. They looked flat and I couldn’t get my head around why. A rookie mistake perhaps. “Focus on the shadows,” my teacher Ted explains. I wasn’t paying enough attention to the shadows. …

Personal Growth

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The Power of Shadows: Why We Need Darkness as Much as Light
The Power of Shadows: Why We Need Darkness as Much as Light
Personal Growth

4 min read


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Publishous

·Jul 18

Who Else Feels Overwhelmed by Change at Work?

Self-reflect, find your purpose, and take action to empower yourself and thrive through change — I spent a night chatting with a mate Maria who’s going through a rough time at work. ‘They keep saying I’m being negative,’ she said. ‘They talk behind my back. And they think I’m attacking them when I just want to help them get up to scratch with the standards…

Self Growth

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Who Else Feels Overwhelmed by Change at Work?
Who Else Feels Overwhelmed by Change at Work?
Self Growth

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Publishous

·Jul 7

Want to Get Into a State of Flow? Pay Attention to What Disrupts It

Feel great doing what you love more often. — Flow is a strange concept. You don’t quite get it unless you’ve experienced it. And you don’t realise how much more you want it until you don’t have it. Flow, to me, is when my mind, body, and soul merge into an activity. When it feels smooth, effortless, and joyful…

Flow

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Want to Get Into a State of Flow? Pay Attention to What Disrupts It
Want to Get Into a State of Flow? Pay Attention to What Disrupts It
Flow

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The Writing Cooperative

·Jul 2

Help Your Reader by Breaking These Common Writing Habits

Avoid overloaded sentences, wasted words, and the passive voice — One of my clients, Louise, shared this feedback on our latest email marketing draft: “I prefer some of my turns of phrases. Can we put them back in please?” I celebrate people’s efforts to create content. …

Communication Skills

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Help Your Reader by Breaking These Common Writing Habits
Help Your Reader by Breaking These Common Writing Habits
Communication Skills

7 min read


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The Writing Cooperative

·Jun 19

How to Write a Blog for the First Time

A guide to help you from start to finish including examples and an unexpected SEO tip. — I recently chatted to a colleague Karen about the organisational changes on everyone’s minds at work. We agreed that it would be more helpful if people spoke more openly about real, raw feelings rather than ignored. So these feelings of frustration, fear, and uncertainty could be acknowledged. And we could…

Blogging

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How to Write a Blog for the First Time
How to Write a Blog for the First Time
Blogging

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The Writing Cooperative

·Jun 18

Want More Writing Jobs? Upskill With These 3 Valuable Digital Skills

Stay ahead of the competition — and AI — Have you ever considered getting a writing job? Does getting paid to write seem like a dream? Browse through job sites and you’ll see plenty of writing roles. Look through freelance sites such as Upwork and you’ll see there’s demand for landing pages. Email marketing. SEO copywriting. And more. But…

Market Yourself

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Want More Writing Jobs? Upskill With These 3 Valuable Digital Skills
Want More Writing Jobs? Upskill With These 3 Valuable Digital Skills
Market Yourself

6 min read

Cynthia Marinakos

Cynthia Marinakos

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Aussie Copywriter. I love rock climbing high ceilings and hiking amongst ferns.

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