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Personal Growth

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The First Five Years: How to Stop Feeling Like a Failure

In the age of social media, it's easy to enter the destructive cycle of comparing yourself to others. Here's how to break free.

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A whistle set against a colorful background.

Looking for a Career Boost? What Creative Coaches Want You to Know

From helping you get unstuck to improving your self-worth, these coaches are masters at guiding creatives through ever-shifting career landscapes.

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Grace Bonney: What I Learned in My 15 Years of Running Design*Sponge

One of the internet's most popular design blogs is coming to an end. In an interview with 99U, Design*Sponge Founder Grace Bonney reflects on the realities of getting creative projects off the ground and shares her hopes for the future of design media.

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Erik Kessels in a fun yellow jacket posing by some bikes.

Erik Kessels: It’s Not the End of the World

Iconic advertising executive Erik Kessels wants you to make more mistakes. Here’s why.

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The pattern of bright circles represents 99U's best ideas on leadership. Image by Julie Campbell.

From Checking Your Ego to Making Meetings Less Scary for Introverts: 99U’s 10 Best Ideas for Leaders

Being a leader doesn't mean you're on your own. We rounded up a few words of wisdom from creatives leading the pack to help you as you forge ahead.

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99U Design Debate: Freelance vs. In-House illustrated by a painter standing over an alligator. Illustration by Dan Savage.

Design Debate: Should You Work In-House or Freelance?

Three designers face off on a question that every designer has an opinion on.

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Trust your gut represented by interlacing circles. Image by Julie Campbell

From Getting in the Sales Trenches to Being You: 99U’s 10 Best Tips for Trusting Your Gut

We’ve collected the best advice from Louise Fili, Adam J. Kurtz, and other 99U thinkers on following your inner voice.

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How Do You Know When It’s Done?

For artists and creatives, deciding that a piece of work is finished is an age-old dilemma.

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Scott Rinckenberger snowy mountain photography in Washington.

Follow Your Passion Way Off the Beaten Track

For a skier and adventure photographer drawn to dramatic, pristine landscapes, the state of Washington is a natural fit.

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