Everyone has a bad day. Sometimes, you might even have a bad week, or a bad month, or even a bad year. And sometimes, when you are at your worst, you might even find yourself acting completely out of character. Maybe you are a little sleep deprived, or stressed, or just feeling a little bit punchy. Has that ever happened to you? Of course it has! It happens to all of us. It’s called being human, after all. Recently, I […]
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Writing Outside the Lines
When it comes to putting pen to paper, I’ve spent my whole life writing in between the lines. This seems a bit ironic for someone who is known for coloring outside of the lines in so many aspects of my life. You would think that the two would go hand-in-hand, but oddly for me, that has not been the case.
A Healthy Dose of Self-Esteem
Forget the naysayers. Forget the negative voices in your head. Let go of fear. Have the confidence to celebrate yourself. You have worked hard, and you deserve this. Stand up and yell it from the rooftops, but do it quietly so that people don’t think you’re nuts!
Forget Goals…
In recent years I have completely changed my philosophy around goals. In fact, I have abandoned them (almost) completely, and have adopted the following philosophy: “Forget goals…move instead in the direction you are organically led.”
Quit Your Job! I Recommend It!
Michelle Sandlin writes about her decision to quit her day job to become a writer. She calls it one of the best decisions she has ever made.
What if you couldn’t remember the last 10 years…
What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty is a very thought-provoking book that has left me searching through my own memories and wondering what the me of 10 years ago would find most surprising and shocking about my life and the me of 2014.
Brain Dead After Vacation and Labor Day Weekend
It seems pretty simple. Take a short 6-day vacation to sunny San Diego, California, then come home to a 3-day weekend. It was supposed to be like having a 9-day vacation, which it was, except that today is the 10th day, and it is a day of Hell!