There are a lot of results we want in life.We want a certain candidate to win the election.We want to reach specific goals in our career.We want to live in a town, or kind of house, or in my case with a particular hunky blond guy. We can visualize the results.We can taste the, Read More
Mirror neurons: Easy, practical science for a badass life. A mirror neuron is a neuron that fires both when a person acts and when a person observes that same action performed by another person. It’s like when someone yawns and that makes you yawn. Or like when you realize you and the person you are talking to both, Read More
The brilliant minds of the poets/artists at Flying Edna make my brain hurt a little in the best possible way.Their thoughts on change: “change takes time, I said & she laughed. time takes time, she said. change only takes changing. but, she added, it can take time to get the hang of that.” Change, Read More
You can tell what someone values by where they spend their money. If they value family and they take the family to the beach every year, that makes sense.If they value personal freedom and spend the money to add a home office to their house, that aligns with their values. It’s when your spending, Read More
My sister and brother-in-law escaped Banner Elk, NC.Banner Elk is a small town in the North Carolina mountains that has been devastated by Hurricane Helene and the 15” of rain that fell around it. They were trapped with all roads leading out having been washed away. No power, water, toilets, phone or wi-fi, and, Read More
Can’t get simpler than this. Since sharing a cab in Dallas while attending the same mastermind a few years back, I follow adorable organization coach, Shira Gill, on Instagram. Her organizing hack this week? Own less stuff. Guess what? That helps with your finances too. Less stuff, more money. Less house clutter, less mind clutter,, Read More
There is no such thing as “bad with money”. We just choose one need over another. Like paying the power bill instead of health insurance. Or buying tickets to the Eras Tour rather than saving for retirement. We aren’t bad with money. We just make choices. Every day. And even when we are saving instead, Read More
I was on Wikipedia the other day, looking up Frances McDormand. (In case you have missed this special woman, she has 3 Oscars, Two Emmys and a Tony.) I noticed that she was roommates with Holly Hunter while living in New York City, before either were famous. It seems like a lot of famous people, Read More
I have a lot of grievances. Why isn’t my husband more interested in my health?Why doesn’t my son communicate better?Why don’t the people in my book club read the book?Why doesn’t someone invite me to join their book club? But there is a better question. Instead of asking why other people are doing crazy-ass things, the, Read More
Where do your lightbulb moments happen? Our brains are amazing.But we only use our conscious brain to stew around poking at our same old problems, thinking that a new idea will fabricate out of thin air. All the while, our powerful subconscious is waiting at our disposal to help us make choices or come, Read More