I’ve been hustling a lot lately, being really productive. And I’ve gotten a lot done. Like a lot, a lot. I’ve crossed things off my to-do list. Attained a few goals. I am generally feeling good about all the things I’ve accomplished. I didn’t achieve the goals because I felt some sort of lack – …
I’ve been thinking about fun. I think about fun a lot, as in how to get more of it into my day. For the past few years, I haven’t exactly prioritized fun. I do things that are fun here and there, sprinkled among the many days of work, work, work. And it is not that I …
For the last few years, I have been selecting a word to guide me into the new year. My word for 2022 was “compassion.” I focused a lot on self-compassion, which led me to the moment I realized I was creating all my goals from a place of lack. If I could only meet this …
How it began I wasn’t dressed properly for the biting cold that met me on the breakwater wall. Close to the shore, it was bearable. As I walked the almost mile out into the water along the stone wall and no railing to keep me from falling into the water, the biting wind whipped at …
Like a lot of writers, creators, and entrepreneurs, I have a hard time with marketing. It isn’t because I don’t know “how.” I’ve studied marketing and all its trends for years starting in college when I got my business degree. I hate marketing. It is so exhausting! It feels manipulative and false. Marketers are all …
