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Three Life Lessons from Lizzo
I love Lizzo. I have painted one human portrait in my entire life, and it was of Lizzo. Lizzo helps me feel good about my body. Her music inspires me to sing and dance. I admire her deeply, more and more every time I find out something new about her. Life Lesson One: All Bodies… Read more
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Conflict is Trust: Positive Conflict Resolution
Ever since I was a kid, I have been conflict-avoidant. Conflict didn’t feel safe, because my emotions were unwelcome and my boundaries were nonexistent. I never saw my parents modeling conflict in a healthy way, and I learned to keep my mood neutral to positive and to avoid adults when they were angry. This is… Read more
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You know at night, when you’re trying to sleep, but your brain has all these thoughts swimming around? I usually hate that. But last night, I loved it. Because I had a midnight epiphany to give away THREE free coaching sessions in order to help YOU make a plan, bust through a mindset block, or… Read more
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PODCAST: Run Like Hell Toward Happy helps you achieve your deep-down dream without burnout
We’ve had a rough year, y’all. Many of us have had a rough several years. Some of us have been doing the “Just one more hectic week and then things will calm down” since high school. It’s just part of life…right? WRONG. We’ve all been struggling, especially as the pandemic continues and the new normal… Read more
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How to Combat a Creative Scarcity Mindset
My relationship with my creativity has had its ups and downs. I’ve had periods where I barely keep track of all the ideas I have, so I make lists upon lists so I don’t forget. I’ve had times where I was afraid I would run out of ideas if I didn’t limit them to a… Read more
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What We Keep Messing Up About “SMART” Goals
Goals should be SMART, right? Specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound. But a lot of us fail to pay attention to the achievable and relevant parts of the planning process. We stick to specific and time bound, and if life goes sideways or we get smacked with a global pandemic or an illness or family… Read more
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How to Make Any Criticism Constructive
1. Is this criticism true? 2. Is this criticism something I need to change to improve myself or my work? 3. Can I use this experience to learn something? Read more
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Stop Hustling: Pacing Yourself is Part of the Plan
What makes us launch into the next huge step instead of taking the time to make a plan that makes sense? Read more
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How to Be the Best at What You Do
If you were in the top 10% of what you do, whether it’s your day job, your life’s work, a hobby, or just showing up in your life, what would you do differently? Read more
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Look for the Proof of Your Progress
I was thrilled in November to see that my dormant orchid was growing a new stem. I hadn’t really expected it to rebloom, since I hadn’t taken any special care of it. I watered it when I thought about it and kept it in a sunny spot. The temperature outside dropped and boom – new… Read more
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