If motherhood has taught me any important lesson that has benefitted my business the most, it is this: Be resilient. My son is now four-and-a-half and he tests my patience, grace and sanity on a daily basis. But he’s also taught me how to think on my feet, come up with creative solutions, adapt on the fly and roll with the punches. Yes. Motherhood has made me elastic. ☺ When he … [Read more...]
How to Feel Less Busy and Get More Done: A Chat with Laura Vanderkam
Do you feel like you never have enough time? Are you so crazy busy, you can’t get anything done? Do you feel like the weeks are zipping along in a chaotic, unmemorable haze? What would it feel like to get it all done and still find time for the important stuff: self-care, quality time with your kids, a walk in the park? You know…time freedom? Time when you feel “off the clock.” That time … [Read more...]
Your Dream is Not Dead Yet
About two years ago, we had our new house landscaped, front and back. We're talking major overhaul. One of the plants our designer had recommend was a Pride of Madeira. It's a bold, big, round plant commonly seen here in Northern California that can quickly get unwieldy if not properly maintained. But when it is properly loved, the purple conical flowers look so lovely amidst all that … [Read more...]
Managing Entrepreneurship and Motherhood: A Chat with Sara Dean
How do you juggle the dueling demands of parenthood and running your own business or career? Are you managing it with aplomb or do you feel like a crazy person most of the time? I admit to the latter. See, I had this image of running my own business and doting on my sweet babe with grace and ease. Reality quickly set in and I have never, ever felt that kind of pressure before. An imaginary … [Read more...]
The Myth of Authenticity
Be authentic. Have an authentic brand. I want to be seen as authentic. Everyone’s all about “authenticity” these days. Which really hasn’t changed all that much since I first blogged about this in 2011. And yet, marketers and entrepreneurs are still fretting out about it. It’s time to bust this myth of authentic branding, once and for all. Authentic is not something you can BE. It is a … [Read more...]
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