by Josh Kilen | Humor, Unboxed Living, Writing/Publishing
Whenever I know I should do something, a voice pops into my head. Not like a crazy person (or maybe exactly like a crazy person, who knows?) but rather like the inner child that psychologists used to tell us we needed to find. No need, he’s right here and he’s an...
by Josh Kilen | Unboxed Living
For the longest time, I’ve had a hard time thinking of what I want to put on this blog. Should I write my books? Or about my marketing ideas? Or about my thoughts on Christianity? Or my new tech journey? What about my writing process? The one thing I never...
by Josh Kilen | Business/Marketing, Unboxed Living
Once upon a time I was a fan of Ayn Rand. That means for a time I was a jerk to everyone who knew me. For those that don’t know, Rand is a writer of decidedly mediocre fiction, but she is perhaps best known for her overwrought philosophy called Objectivism. Put...
by Josh Kilen | Unboxed Living
My whole life has been an exercise in fighting back. No matter where I went or what I did, my ideas and personality never fit. So instead of giving in and joining, I pushed. I couldn’t just be part of the crowd or go with the flow unless it was on my terms....
by Josh Kilen | Business/Marketing, Unboxed Living, Writing/Publishing
The older I get the more I see that story is the driving force for our lives. The simple progression from beginning, through a middle, to an eventual end is primal to our natures. If we fail to understand that then we end up living useless, unsatisfying, unhelpful...
by Josh Kilen | Unboxed Living
Part of the problem with telling your life like a story is that you have to choose what you want your story to be. Rather than drifting along, you have to live with purpose and intention. That’s not easy, in fact it can be downright exhausting. In the beginning you...