How to Be Free (Really)
I remember my first taste of real-life personal freedom. It was about a year after I quit my cubicle job. I was ruthlessly determined to live life on my own terms – so I had done some radical things to earn this delicious moment. I […]
My 4 Deep-Dive Questions for Making Authentic Decisions
This article will help you make friends with your own perfect timing for making big moves rather than blindly chasing the ever-seductive idea of “more.” It will help you listen to your authentic self. At the very least, it will share how I found my […]
How to Make Sure You Never Get the Wrong Kind Of Client Again
“I want to gouge my eyes out. Every time I see his name in my appointment book, that’s what I want to do. I just want to poke my own freakin’ eyes out.” Amy was stabbing her salad with a fork, jamming it into her […]
On Having the Courage to Suck at Things
I have a friend who can’t type. She gets by, yes. And she’s turned “hunting and pecking” into an art form. Personally, I think typing is the coolest skill ever. Sometimes when I’m typing away, this little character appears in my head and marvels at […]
How to Protect Your Energy When You’re in the Spotlight
Years ago, I was leading one of my Uplevel events in front of about 350 people in Atlanta. One of the participants stepped up to the microphone and let fly. She blasted me for “ignoring her” when she had had a question earlier. She wanted […]
Making Space For Silence In A Recklessly Noisy World
I’m getting ready to go to another silent retreat this week. Which makes me remember my first silent retreat. The one where I went batshit crazy. I was out of my mind with rage at the people meditating around me who felt the need to […]
The Unsexy Truth About Success
This week I posted a video on my Instagram that got lots of comments. It’s an iPhone video of me doing pull-ups. And it’s not what you’d expect. That’s because when I hit my goal to do 10 pulls ups last year, there was no […]
The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up Your Business
The great news is that your clients probably never lay eyes on your work-space. So why would tidying up even matter? I mean, some days you don’t even shower. (Oh come on, admit it.) Well, in the words of Marie Kondo, best-selling author of The […]
Is Your Ego Blocking Your Life’s Purpose?
Years ago – back when I was still performing music for a living, a motivational speaker almost made me give up on my dreams. In fact, he told me to give up. And I almost took his advice.
My Favorite Productivity Tricks for Procrastinators
People who say procrastination is about laziness are like people who think that anorexia is about not eating enough. Case in point: As I started to write this article, I thought, “I’ll just go check my Facebook messages first.” Then I caught myself in the […]