A few years ago I had a great idea. I would write a book. So I did what you do when you want to write a book: I developed an outline and started making notes. But when I set a schedule to write, my Inner Bully piped up and placed Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt (FUD) […]
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The Mind Diet: How Low-Tech Days Give Your Brain a Break!
Do you ever get tired of trying to keep up with all the technical outlets you automatically focus on daily? Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, online news, email, YouTube, Ted Talks, blogs—the list goes on forever. Not only is it exhausting and overwhelming to your brain, our society is now way more connected to technology than to […]
Just Be Yourself: 4 Lessons I Learned from Martha Stewart
Back when Martha Stewart was famous for making gourmet menus and extravagantly creative entertaining look easy, I vividly remember wanting to throw dinner parties with the same style and flair. Not only was her presentation unique, she recommended that you make the furniture, napkins, and table decorations by hand and from scratch. She set the […]
Turn Your Inner Bully into Your Best Friend
May 12, 2015 Woke up late today; I must have forgotten to set my alarm. I am so bad at remembering to do dumb little stuff like that. One of the boys got a stain on the shirt I was going to wear today, so I had to grab another that wasn’t pressed. I looked […]