For the next fifteen minutes, the ball is in everyone else’s court. I’ve spent the past two days getting caught up on clients, projects, and the inbox. I just stepped back from the computer, and realized that I’m in a moment where I’m waiting for calls and emails to be returned, and feedback to be…
A couple of years ago, I heard Simon T. Bailey speak. It was one of those talks that impacts you, but when you walk away, the only thing you have left is a nugget. And this was the nugget I heard: Let go of the old to make way for the new. In some ways,…
A couple of months ago, I was faced with the question: what did I want to make happen? It didn’t take me long to answer: “A difference.” You can’t become real without wanting to help others. The desire to be real, to be authentic, comes first, because that’s what builds powerful brands, right? But as…
I’ve been blessed to be gifted with some major clarity on my brand lately. Wait, we talk about “brands” a lot. Maybe I should clarify: I don’t mean brand, I mean my life’s work. I’ve spent a lot of time observing and researching, and educating myself on, the concepts of internet marketing this past year….
I’ve been struggling with an issue lately. Thank you to all the friends who have heard me out, encouraged me, prayed with me, supported me, sometimes more than once. Because when I say struggle, I mean STRUGGLE. There are days when I feel like I can’t get beyond it. I’ve experienced the gamut of emotions,…
From the day I launched the Day Designer, the number one request we got was for tabs. Over the year, it’s been fun to see how people have dressed up their own planners with tabs. I found a set at Target, and have been using those on my own Day Designer for the majority of…
I’m in Atlanta, at one of Joy Thigpen‘s styling workshops. I met Joy a couple of weeks ago at Bliss & Bokeh, (a retreat for wedding photographers) and sort of fell in love with her brilliance. She’s part of the brains behind the beautiful shoots and photos over at OnceWed.com. Last night, ten women gathered…
I really should be sleeping. Awake last night until 4 a.m., and then up quickly at 7:45, my alarm clock being a two-and-a-half year old who spilled his cheerios on the floor in front of the TV. I made a quick effort to get Authenticate, the e-program, launched, and then it was afternoon. So I…
The older I get, the more my limitations surprise me. You know that phrase, “You can be anything, but not everything”? Every time I read that mantra, I find myself inwardly rebelling. “WHAT??!?!?” screams my determined dreamer mindset. “Who says?” (That’s the playground throw-down talk coming out.) This quickly escalates to “NOOOOO!!!!” (Tantrum.) Followed by…
