October 19, 2016
Have you ever been given a label that doesn’t seem to fit with how you’d describe yourself? Sometimes, the label itself isn’t negative, but we attach negative meaning and assumptions to what wearing that label must say about us. After working through one of the many, many rounds of editing my book How Mommy Got Her Groove Back, my editor, Carol, finally said, “You know, from everything you’ve written, it’s quite obvious you’re a mama’s […]
October 11, 2016
Today is my 3 year anniversary of owning my business. My business doesn’t look much like it did when I first started. I’ve grown. My family has grown. I’ve changed and my business had to adapt right alongside me. The dedication and commitment it takes to see an idea through is intense. Naturally, hindsight is always perfect and it’s so easy to say “I’d have done things differently if I’d only known…” I definitely thought […]
October 6, 2016
Most of us would agree that there’s tremendous value in looking for things to appreciate in other people. This seems natural to us. Have you ever tried to give someone a compliment and it “backfired”? Instead of beaming and walking a little taller, the person shrugged off your well-intended statement with a brusque, “Oh this old thing?” or “Well I was just doing my job.” or “It’s nothing, really.” Has experiencing that made you less […]
September 28, 2016
It doesn’t usually take me long to write a blog post. I get inspired. I think of what I want to say. I sit my butt down in a chair with a big cup of coffee and I write it out. This one took all day. All. Damn. Day. And really, it’s because I wasn’t sure what I wanted to say about this. Ever since the news of the big Wells Fargo scandal hit my […]