Purpose is an anchor. The words had barely escaped my lips when I knew I was on to something with that statement. I was talking to a friend about speaking at the Savvy Workshop, and I was explaining why purpose was so important. An anchor is used by ships in heavy weather to help keep…
I had the most wonderful week last week, at the Savvy Photographer’s Workshop on the Waterfront. Not only was Alys Beach the most beautiful place on earth, but the people who attended were beautiful as well. You know that old saying that everything happens for a reason? That was last week. Last week, the Savvy…
OK ya’ll, today’s the day to announce the Triple Threat Day Designer Giveaway! In case you missed this one, please stand by. I’ll be announcing another (new product, soon to be announced!) giveaway soon! This giveaway was for three Day Designers, the yearly strategic planner and daily agenda I designed and released this past August….
Every now and then, some sweet, precious colleague will say to me, “I don’t know how you do it all,” and for a flash of a second, I’ll feel like I’m accomplishing something extraordinary. Reality is a swift kick in the pants, however, and the statement quickly just becomes a reminder of two things: 1)…
This morning, I called my sister. “I need to preface this conversation,” I warned her. “I have the gimmes and I want to wallow for just a minute.” She replied with “What?” “The gimme-gimmes,” I said. “You know, where are you comparing yourself to others and it makes you want stuff you can’t have that’s…
“Real isn’t how you are made,” said the Skin Horse. “It’s a thing that happens to you. When a child loves you for a long, long time, not just to play with, but REALLY loves you, then you become Real.” “Does it hurt?” asked the Rabbit. “Sometimes,” said the Skin Horse, for he was always…
The introduction to Step 9 needs to start with a story from my life, but it is a story that is hard to talk about, so I’ll spare you the details. A year ago, I was caffeine-addicted, not exercising, and frankly, probably not spending enough time with my kids. Life was a whirlwind. To be…
From the time most of us are very young, we are taught told that we are to be selfless. “Put other people first.” Be polite. Don’t offend. “Don’t be selfish.” Share your toys. Play well with others. Give. All good things–in moderation. Sometimes, along the way, some people take all this a step further–they start…
On a Saturday morning in November of 2010, I faced of an overflowing email inbox, a hand-scribbled to-do list, a pile of meeting notes, and a daunting holiday rush season in full swing. Overwhelmed and feeling disastrously disorganized, I needed a solution, and quickly. Without any idea of what I was about to produce, I…
