“It must be nice.” Followed closely by: “Oh, you’re so lucky!” It’s kind of like working tirelessly for a decade (or two, or three) and being branded an overnight success when you suddenly make it big. It kind of reminds me about my journey towards becoming a writer, too. I’m lucky? Okay. Sure. Call me […]
I had a friend the other day say something to me like, “What’s with all of this writer stuff? Since when have you wanted to be a writer? I feel like it’s coming out of nowhere!” I can’t remember exactly how I responded, but I think I chuckled and mumbled something about the moment a […]
There is a vibe. And I’m plugging into it with every molecule I can. Conferences are the best. But they can be soul-sucking, too. There is something to be said for gathering a largish number of people in a room, all with unique interests and talents but with a shared excitement – for innovation, for […]
Okay. I’m going to share something with you, but you have to promise not to laugh. Okay? No laughing. Like. At all. So, yeah. I have email subscribers to this here ‘lil blog – the lovely people out there that receive the full post content conveniently in their inbox whenever I post something new. Perhaps […]
I’ve been kind of short on words lately. I’m in a writing rut, I guess. Anyway, I was reading through a few older pins on my Pinterest boards the other day and was grateful for this reminder about networking, so I thought I’d share it. “Someone you haven’t even met yet is wondering what it’d […]
Earlier this week I grabbed one of my old journals and started flipping through it. They were entries from a year ago, and besides reading a ton of unecessary and ridiculous complaints about the size of my 7 month-pregnant belly and swollen tree trunk ankles, I ran into these two quotes I had recorded: “In […]
Consumer. Producer. Never abuser. Complacency. Fixed by movement. Forward. Rarely back. Deciding. Believing. Planning. Fast. Action. Massive. Again and again and again. Consistency. Further action. Determination. Correct action. Honesty. Productive activity. Correct activity. Income-producing activity. Diligence. Discipline. Undeterredness. Vision. Defined. To the T. What will it smell like? What will it look like? Feel like? […]
Let’s be honest, there is always room for improvement in the balance between the raising babies you and the successful businessperson you. At least, I know there always is for me. That being said, I’ve found several small things that make a huge difference in me feeling okay about the quality time I’m spending with […]
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