What I Take for Granted
Being an entrepreneur in the US never looked so easy. I loved a blog post by entrepreneur and Fast Company columnist, Alicia Morga, about her trip to Azerbaijan because it showed me what I have taken for granted for so...
How well are you listening to your inner voice? I received an email from a friend this morning with just the words I needed to hear: "It’s so easy (too easy) to get swept away in the momentum of a...
The Voice of a Friend
Yesterday, I was talking to a new blogger about "finding your voice" and the ability to "put yourself out there." When I am doing my best writing, it's personal. I am having an honest conversation with myself. I'm comfortable having...
Gratitude
This has been a hard year, one of the most difficult personally and professionally, since I started my business nearly 9 years ago. Others I've talked to have had a hard year as well. The irony is that I'm more...
What All the Money in the World Can’t Buy
Q: What can take months, even years, to achieve, less than a minute to lose, can hit like a bulldozer when you don't have it and is worth more than gold when you do have it? A: Trust. Photo by...
Not More, But Deeper
We are conditioned to want more. More fans. More revenue. More customers. More, just more. And recently, I've been pondering the idea of not more, but deeper. What if I've been chasing the wrong thing? What if satisfaction and happiness...
Letting Go, Part 2
This is nothing more gut wrenching for me than letting go of my offspring, and trusting that they will find their way in the world. I did that this past August, when my son left for Dallas to attend college. ...
Who Were You in High School?
In doing research for a blog post (really!) I was looking at my high school yearbook. Like all great adventures, I didn't find what I was looking for, but I found something else that was just as valuable, if not...