Be you (it’s the best gift you can give the world)
“Say who you are, really say it in your life and in your work. Tell someone out there who is lost, someone not yet born, someone who won’t be born for 500 years. Your writing will be a record of your time. It can’t help but be that. But more importantly, if you’re honest about who… More...
Who is glamorous?
Glamour isn’t limited to the rich or famous. And it certainly isn’t restricted to fashion, the latest gadgets, jet-setters, or a particular brand of car.
In fact, glamour is essential to attracting what you want, both in business and in life. Infusing your life with glamour brings more serendipity, more passion, and a lot more… More...
Be who you are without apology
Be who you are
Without apology
Sensitive observer
Fierce warrior
Over the top performer
Quiet recluse
Lover
Fighter
Advocate
Certain people will be drawn to you
Others will be repelled
You will not make everyone happy
You will hurt some
Disappoint others
Fail to meet expectations, your own and the world’s
Don’t lose your spark
Find what makes you come alive
What makes your spirit sing
Your pulse quicken
Even when all others doubt you
Mock you
Talk when you’re not around
Stay the course
Your uniqueness is powerful
Wonderful
And magnificent
Like you
Your bravery
Your…
More...Sweet and spicy
The most talented chefs have memorized which flavors keep diners coming back for more. These particular dishes aren’t ones that fall into strict “Spicy,” “Sour,” or “Sweet” categories. Instead, they combine elements of several flavor profiles and artfully merge them into one.
The best freelancers — and lovers — understand this balance, too.
Give a creative too much freedom without structure, and ideas will bounce wildly about the room. Set some…
More...Strike while the iron is hot
Success is complicated. Failure can be easier to unpack (and accept); a boot stomping out a potential future. Success, however, leads into a winding, mystifying unknown. This is scary to many people and for good reason.
When things start to go right, how do you respond? Do you take credit or attribute some outside force — the right place at the right time, a lucky draw, someone else’s connections,…
More...When there isn’t a spark
When your heart no longer flutters in your relationship, at work, or for a project, you have a decision:
1.) Walk away
2) Dig in
If you choose Option 1, take time to consider what went well about the experience. What aspects were enjoyable? What attracted you in the first place?
For Option 2, make sure there’s an upswing. How is the situation serving you and helping expand your skillset? What goals are…
More...5 ways to add magic to your life
1. Say yes.
To people, to adventures, to new experiences, to uncomfortable situations. Saying yes will help you unravel all that life has to offer. Remove “what ifs” from your imagination and stay open.
2. Love fully.
Love yourself whole-heartedly, love others willingly, love the circumstances life brings you. Loving keeps you humble, generous, and able to receive.
3. Search for something new.
Go to new places, eat…
More...Top 5 posts (an anniversary special)
In March 2012, I began this blog as a way to encourage empathy, prompt curiosity of others, and push networking conversations into something more meaningful than the pass-out-business-cards-conferences and set up fifteen-minute-coffee-dates situations I kept finding myself in.
Since that time, my writings have brought many interesting people to me. I have been fortunate to share my thoughts and observations with many of you and host private networking dinners in…
More...Two factors to measure success
How do you measure your success, is is the numbers in your bank account, your title at the firm, the number of clients you land in a month? In this moment, do you consider yourself a failure? Or would you describe yourself as a success?
I have written about how we define and measure success and have asked monks and entrepreneurs and academics what they think. So…
More...The unusual gift of fear
If you feel afraid, there’s a good chance something big is about to happen. You have a choice: run away or step towards it.
With fear resting on one side of the scale, desire to change sits on the other. Either you desperately want something different or a situation has become so unpleasant it leaves no other possible choice. If you let fear win, you may find yourself in…
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