When people ask me what the secret to my early success was, there are always a few different things that pop into my head. I’ve never stopped to make a list, but lately, I’ve felt like I should make a list of what worked, and what didn’t. That’s been rolling around in my head as…
“Give me three things positive about life in general lately,” he asked. It’s the same question I’ve heard almost every three weeks for a year and a half now. I twizzled my hair and staired aimlessly around the room, maybe trying to find something my eyes could land on that would suffice as an answer,…
A Video Follow Friday! from Whitney English on Vimeo. To register for the Authenticate Workshop in Nashville, go to http://authenticate.eventbrite.com. There will be two separate workshops: one on Wednesday, April 17th and then another on Thursday, April 18th.
I’ve been reading Brene Brown’s Daring Greatly the past couple of weeks. Normally I start and stop books and read intermittently, but I’ve barely been able to put Daring Greatly down. I think it must be due in part to the fact that I believe vulnerability, authenticity, and being real, works. Sure it takes courage…
We’ve had several people register since announcing the Stationery Academy 2013 Scholarships this week, and even more people have inquired about payment plans. If you REALLY want to attend, don’t wait for the scholarships to be announced. The workshop is filling up FAST. In order to ensure that you get a seat, you can submit…
Happy Friday, friends! Fridays are a good day for a round-up of links and a summary of events, right? On the news forefront: we officially opened a second session for Stationery Academy this August! Session I will be August 22-24, and Session II will be August 25-27. Each session is limited to 20 attendees. The…
Background story, for those of you just now joining me: I made my first “Crazy List” when I was 16 years old, thanks to a book called Put Your Heart On Paper. You can tell I was 16 because of a) the handwriting, b) the underlying teenage angst and c) I misspelled the word gorgeous….
A few weeks ago, Erin Loechner of Design for Mankind tweeted that she needed a new planner/agenda. I’m forever grateful to Kory Woodward, who suggested the Day Designer to Erin. In case you don’t read Design for Mankind, let me give you the 411: it’s awesome. Thoughtful, informative, and purposeful. On top of that awesome…
No matter how much coffee you have at a conference, it’s never really enough. Conferences require so much energy. As I write this, I’ll admit that I’m TOTALLY zapped, and there is a full day left to go. But it’s been awesome. Truly awesome. The kick off event on Wednesday night was sponsored dinners. I…
