I just saw a job description listed for a part time project-based assistant for a photographer out in California. He is seeking someone who is “passionate, enthusiastic and sees life as the best adventure and best gift ever!!!” Yep. He used three exclamation points in a job listing. Love it. But isn’t that a great, Read More
Our brains are wired to think, “What if this doesn’t work out?!?” What if I go broke and end up out on the street like a hobo?What if he/she finds out who I really am and dumps me like a hot potato?What if I never figure out what I want to do with my, Read More
If you want to change your financial trajectory, stop asking $3 questions. Questions like, “Ellen, can I have a latte every day and still have the rich life I want?”Or, “Is it okay if I have Netflix AND Hulu?” Yes, those little things add up. But when you spend all your energy on $3, Read More
How much are you willing to pay to avoid being uncomfortable? $5,000? $10,000? $100,000? Because that’s exactly what you are doing if you avoid asking for a raise because you are worried what your boss will say. In a different way, I realized that’s what I have been doing all week. I did an, Read More
What happens when people are operating on the belief that some people are better than others? That’s why we have bullies. That’s why some people drink. We compare and despair. We feel like we are not enough.Or that other people are stupid. None of that feels very good. What is another belief that we, Read More
This morning I have been hyper focused on making sure a bunch of projects with hundreds of details come together. I felt stressed about having enough time and money to do everything the way I want. As often happens, I ran across this quote just as I needed it. Doctor, shaman and coach, Sarah, Read More
How are you supposed to learn new things? By trying things out.By failing.By looking like a dumbass. By assessing and trying again. (This is the part most people skip. They fail and stop.)You don’t want to just simply try again. If you fail over and over without assessment and change, you will eventually become, Read More
Let’s talk New Years Goals. Have you already dropped your New Years Resolutions for 2025?Then let’s talk goals. My goal for the year is more connection. That was my goal in 2024, and it has gone even more spectacularly than expected. More, please. (Feel free to connect with me this year. 
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Is the thing you want the thing you need? Sometimes it is.I need my husband.And I want him. Win-win. I also want to have my retirement fully funded.But that’s not what I need.I need the stress and the grind of saving the money, investing the money and riding the roller coaster ride of investing, Read More
You know what the opposite of sitting with your feelings looks like… Poor sleep. A thousand different ideas flying here, there and everywhere. Some with substance. Most without.Busyness as a coping mechanism. Everything and anything to avoid sitting with your feelings. Sitting with your feelings is the opposite. It looks like sitting.But you are feeling all, Read More