the power of soul-goals
When President Joe Biden took the podium last week, it was a blue sky day in Washington D.C. During his inaugural address, he demonstrated the kind of leadership we’ve been sorely lacking these last four years. I’ve always been a sucker for powerful words and speeches (I gave the student commencement address …
Read MoreLet’s talk about comparison-itis
Do you ever find yourself scrolling through social media, your inbox, or an internet ‘research’ wormhole and feeling like absolute CRAP because the other entrepreneurs and experts in your field are absolutely crushing it? You see them spouting off clever captions, pitch-perfect headlines, and announcements about their latest successes… You …
Read Moreyou don’t need to be a *literal* legend to live a legendary life
Do you know the origin story of the goddess Athena? Greek legend has it she sprang fully formed from her father’s head after he swallowed her pregnant mother whole. Zeus got a crippling headache, begged a fellow god to split his immortal head open with an axe, and boom! There she was, …
Read More3 simple ways to practice self-love (no matter how much time you have)
“It is our choices, Harry, that show us what we truly are, far more than our abilities.” – Albus Dumbledore Last night I finished rereading the final book in the Harry Potter series. I’ve been losing myself in those pages, swooping through their magic and mystery like a vivifying wind, riding …
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Out of ideas? 3 secret reasons you’re getting stuck (and what to do about them)
You know that feeling when you think about writing (for your blog, newsletter, Instagram channel, or basically anyplace your audience hangs out) and your brain screeches to a halt? The lights go out. The walls go up. The dream of prolific, playful sharing vanishes like a puff of smoke. I …
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Writer’s block is a myth
When you sit down to write a newsletter, social media post, or some other form of content for your audience, do you get stuck feeling like you “don’t know what to say”? A few weeks ago, I had a conversation with an entrepreneur struggling with writer’s block. After several years …
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Your revolution is being a role model
True story: I cried in yoga last week. Not while hovering in a tricep pushup (though I came VERY close to collapse). Not while standing on one leg and leaning forward (though I definitely fell down on that one). I cried at the end, during shavasana, when the teacher quoted Mr. Rogers. …
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How to write when writing is hard
Last week I took a trip to Charlotte Russe, the fast fashion store for high school girls and 32-year-old brides-to-be who need white, mildly inappropriate dresses for their upcoming bachelorette parties. (Guess which one I was?) As I stood in the dressing room struggling to sandwich my body into a …
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The Art of Failure
Last night, I went to an event called The Art of Failure. Three local artists, each famous in their own right, spoke onstage about their failures. The pain. The lessons. The gifts. Lulu Miller, producer the record-breaking NPR podcast Invisibilia, said radio taught her to be a shitty idea machine. …
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Trapped in The Expectation Gap? How to find out & get out…ASAP.
Do you ever have a Brilliant Idea for your business, decide it’s Your Next Big Thing, and then…fail to pull the trigger? You know how it starts. In your mind, you can justify the delay.You’re busy. You’ve got kids, or friends, or cats that desperately need more snuggles. In your …
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