Finding inspiration is a fickle thing. This fickle pickle must be figured out. I feel like I used to be inspired to write MUCH more than I am these days. I’d have a fleeting thought and it would hit me — I should write about that! I think it’s partly because I’m not traveling as … Read More
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Goal-Setting & Forward-Looking = KEYS to Success
Are you a goal setter? Of course, closing one year and embarking on another is always a time to reflect and goal set (notice it’s “goals” and not resolutions?). Here I’m putting a focus on five KEY things that will make professionals (those in events and beyond) more productive in the new year. Sometimes we … Read More
Getting Real and Being Real – Is it all Rainbows and Unicorns?
It’s difficult, I think, for folks who have never experienced any turmoil or adversity in their lives to understand just what it takes to persevere. I had a boyfriend during an extremely stressful time in my life who had never experienced any loss — of a job or otherwise. He couldn’t relate, and all he … Read More
Deep Thoughts on Travel
Inspired. Incredibly Inspired Again by Travel. Lisbon is one of the absolute BEST cities I’ve ever traveled to alone! I love London (here now for the 5th time in my life as I write this post), but people never chat me up here like in Lisbon!! It’s extraordinary, really. So… I’m trying to put my … Read More
Just Jump
It’s been a really interesting seven months for me both personally and professionally. In September I was struck with the sudden reality that my parents will not always be in my life. Of course, I knew this already, but when you learn your Mom is being tested for lung cancer, it puts that reality right … Read More
Be a Doer
I think there’s an epidemic afoot. This epidemic is called being stuck. What makes people stuck? Part of it is fear. Fear of failure, fear of success (no, really), fear of the unknown… or all of the above. What I hear from people A LOT is “you’re so lucky” when referring to my travels or … Read More
Dating Tips From a 5-Year-Old
The pic’s a lil’ fuzzy – us at the Roller Derby rink! You know the saying, everything you need to know you learned in Kindergarten, right? Well, I recently babysat my friends’ 5-year-old son, and I joked that it was the best date I had had in quite a while! No, but seriously. He was game … Read More