Dita Von Teese…once recounted something she had learned in her days as a stripper. Her colleagues [dressed cheaply] would strip bare for an audience of 50 guys in the club, and each of them would tip a dollar. ‘Dita would take to the stage [dressed classucally burlesque]. And though 49 guys would ignore her, one...
You’ve been hard-headed. Or, the Gods assumed you wouldn’t listen so they walked into the house of your life, turned the lights off and rearranged your furniture. They asked your lover to leave. They tossed your money in the garbage and burned it. They called pivotal family members home. They turned down the volume on...
Anytime you reach for one of these, you are asking for a pace setter. You are essentially attempting to slow the rate at which you are receiving emotional and spiritual feedback. I don’t personally believe there’s anything wrong with it and I’ve used some combination of these myself. Sometimes life is just too much and...
I remember once my mother fussing about the house in anticipation of company arriving. Family actually. Dusting high and low, mopping the floor, unwittingly making a striking cocktail of mustard gas, all in the name of clean. In the name of perfection. My father, in a moment of sanity hollered back at her from a...
Just a word. I only teach what I am trying to learn. . .
As someone who is completely done with the recovery time after quarterly burnouts and spirals if despair, I’m through with the Great American Hustle experiment. Seeing this stupid shit plastered on memes and shiny glass windows of co-working spaces, had me working in the exact opposite direction of my greatest strengths. I would venture to...
Mondays are magical. At least they can be, they’re supposed to be. If your Monday isn’t Magical you’ve gone wrong somewhere. Perhaps you spent the whole weekend worrying or working or preparing for today. So, now you’ve just got today. And today, the whole world, being just as anxious as you are, is coming at...
Some days you can’t tell if bad surprises are part of being in business or if God is singling you out. I’ve met people from all stages of business growth and success. Learning from them and my own experiences have taught me that the task of leadership is challenging for all of us. But the...
If you didn’t know, September is National Suicide Prevention Month. While mental illness and pain is something that we should be aware of year round, it’s good to have a month where we are reminded of all the resources available to those suffering. If you’re in a rush but you want to check out these...
