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WH #162 • February 7, 2019

"Learn to be proud of your successes. Sometimes it can feel awkward and embarrassing but I think it’s really important that if you feel like you are doing things well, that you can say it."

Lindsay is a biannual print and online magazine celebrating different places and cultures around the world. Beth Wilkinson speaks honestly about how she self-published her own magazine, how she self-distributed it to twenty countries, and what it’s like working in an industry where honesty isn’t always the best policy.

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Photo credit: Mark Lobo

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A global directory of creative companies and job opportunities within our universe.

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