Last week, over on Instagram, I asked my entrepreneur followers a question: as an entrepreneur, what’s your biggest challenge? There were a number of responses, every single one of which I related to from personal experience. My biggest surprise in reading them, however, was the lightbulb that came to me in response to the questions:…
We all do some reflection from time to time right? We think back to what we were doing this time last week, last month, last season or maybe last year. I don’t know about you, but sometimes I can shrug off the results of that reflection: “meh, same ol’, same ol’,”. But there have been…
We all want to change something at some point in our lives. If you’re a recovering perfectionist like me, you might find yourself wanting to change all the things all the time. (Please tell me I’m not alone here.) While contentment is great, and I fully recognize the value and necessity for contentment and gratitude…
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A guest post by Robin Long For a lot of people, myself included, exercise is the first thing we skip during a busy day, week, month, or even year. It’s easy to come up with excuses—we don’t have time or the right equipment or the energy. As a mom of two little ones and a…
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A guest post by Jess Connolly To say the burden on the women in our current culture is heavy is a vast understatement. As if the crushing weight of all women are expected to do and be wasn’t enough, the situation is only made more precarious because the expectations change drastically from city to city,…
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A guest post by Rebecca Smith I get asked for business advice a lot. And I’m a little unconventional in my answers at this point in my life. I’m not going to tell you to hustle or work harder. I’m not going to point you to three webinars and two books that changed the course…
There’s a common refrain in the entrepreneurial world to “Start before you’re ready!”. It’s a motivating phrase, and a smart business move, but it’s easier said than done, right? Especially if you’re a recovering perfectionist like me. And not just in business. I always thought that a perfectionist’s life looked perfect—and so I very obviously…
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A guest post by Rebecca Smith Early in my marriage, I set up some boundaries with my husband that I had been advised were healthy. It turns out — after years of living with them — that they have only succeeded in pushing us further away from each other. Recently, we have sat through hours…
“So she followed her curiosity. She ignored the voice within her that told her she was being preposterous, and self-indulgent. She just did it. And she loved it, as much as ever. She finally had the perspective to appreciate the value of her own joy. She was finally making something of herself, making something with…
