Yesterday, I had “my worst day”. I mean, not my literal “worst day”, because I totally see that worse could easily happen. And the day wasn’t as bad as the day I realized my business would have to file bankruptcy or as bad as the day I couldn’t make payroll, or as bad as the…
My heart is in a good place right now. It’s full of contentment and generosity and it feels safe. Loved. But not in an armored sort of way. It could be hurt again, and my head knows that and is posting all these warning signs. The road I’m on is one that was called to…
It started on a group text. Those things are never good, friends. You forget who’s on them, and if you’re the type of person who occasionally says unkind things about others, you’re likely to find yourself in a sticky situation at times. Lesson #1 here: Only be kind, for ever and always. Be kind in…
Seth Godin once said in an interview, “Books are like souvenirs of ideas.” As I sit here, befuddled about what my fingers should talk about next, I look around the room, and sure enough, my eyes don’t land on books. They land on ideas. The current idea floating around in my mind has something…
Sometimes he’s annoying and loud, booming out across the room, “Ha-ha! You can’t do this! Remember that you stink at the whole accounting/communication/focus thing?” To which Courage, and a few good friends, whisper in reply: “Why not you?” Sometimes Fear is less loud, but still just as tickled. “Hoo-hoo! This’ll be fun! Can’t wait to…
Seth Godin’s short, and, as always, brilliant blog post yesterday was something I had to read twice. The first two sentences read: “But what if I fail?” You will. When I read that on his blog, it echoed in my head: you will, you will, YOU WILL. If only because you can’t win every single…
I’ve been extra reflective lately. At random and frequent intervals, there seems to be plenty to remind me that this year is SO much different than last year. SO much better. SO much happier. I get a daily email that offers a simple quote for the day. Today’s quote was from Queen Elizabeth II, and…
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…
Warning: I have no idea where this post is going. I’ll try to connect the dots at some point, but I’m feeling the urge to just write, so I’m leaning in. Almost two years ago, I returned home from Engage!11 with this little nugget stuck in my head: you’ve got to get rid of the…
