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I have a beef with the whole “follow your passions” thing. I’ve blogged about it before, and if you’ve ever asked me about it in person, over coffee or cocktails, you’ve probably found my soapbox. It’s not that I think passions are bad. I believe they have a purpose, in business and in life. But I…
A friend left a comment on one of my Instagram pictures the other day: “I love all the joy I’m seeing in your recent pictures!” I took it as a compliment, and was grateful someone had noticed. Life, lately, has demanded a lot of focus from me. I’m feeling pulled in so many directions, have…
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…
You know what I’m tired of hearing? The statement, “I don’t know how you do it all.” It’s not a fair statement, to be honest. In fact, a quick analysis of the statement, with or without context, tells me two very simple things. The first issue at hand is that the stater feels less than,…
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…
Be Daring, Be Different from Whitney English on Vimeo. Video blogging, day two. The novelty hasn’t worn off yet. Here are this morning’s thoughts.
I had lunch with my friend Amanda yesterday. We hadn’t seen each other in a couple of months, so the conversation started out like most distant, in that need-to-catch-up kind of way. How are you? Great! How are you! Good! How’s your business, hubby, kid? Good! How’s your business, hubby, kids? Great! Yada yada, you…
I’ve seen a lot of people on Instagram getting their Day Designer worksheets filled out! Someone even shot me a question about how to fill out one of the worksheets, so I thought I’d do a quick tutorial to help you complete your worksheets! The most important thing to remember during these worksheets is this:…
