What To Do When You Have A Vulnerability Hangover
I experienced my first major hangover in November 2011. It was also the night I got my “Freedom” tattoo, soon after I’d left my ex-husband when I found out he was having another affair. Ironically,...
View ArticleRunning From The Santa Monica Pier To The Las Vegas Sign | The Speed Project 4.0
I’m sure you’re wondering why the heck would anyone want to run to Las Vegas. Well, I don’t really have an answer to that except that I guess it was something different and so why not? After my last...
View ArticleWhen Life Feels Out Of Your Control
Recently, I was put in a situation that was completely out of my control. Being a control freak, Type-A, whatever you want to call it, any situation where I feel out of control sends me into a panic. I...
View ArticleA Band-Aid Won’t Fix Your Problem
I decided the other morning that I didn’t need coffee for my 90-minute commute. I’m still a fairly new coffee drinker, having found this magical elixir only about six months ago. (I’m one of those late...
View ArticleYour Story Is Significant. Don’t Be Afraid To Share It
A few weeks ago, I finished my 12th book this year (the goal is 50), called A Beautiful, Terrible Thing by Jan Waite. It is a memoir of her journey from a loving marriage (or so she thought) to...
View Article1 By 41: One Year, One Goal
The new year doesn’t start for me on January 1st like it does for everyone else. For me, my new year doesn’t begin with fireworks, champagne toasts or a midnight kiss (well, it does sometimes). Like...
View ArticleConfessions Of A Former Judgmental Know-It-All
I am a reformed, judgmental, know-it-all. Blame it on the hubris of youth where the oxymoron of thinking you know it all when you actually know literally nothing (a la Jon Snow) is practically...
View ArticleWhat is Fear Asking You To Do Today?
On a recent early morning flight, I blurrily made my way to the first place that served the magic morning elixir I’ve come to depend on to help me jump start my day. I wasn’t the only one. The line was...
View ArticleI Need a Purpose…Or A Project…Or Something.
It’s 4 am and apparently, it’s my optimal writing time. My only writing time. I can’t sleep and when I can’t sleep, I sometimes find myself writing. And here I am. The last few months, among the...
View ArticleGiving Yourself The Permission To Say Yes
During a recent meeting at work, the topic came up about the power of saying no. We are a young company that believes in building up a great culture and so this topic was brought up as an idea for a...
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