When I’ve thought about manifestos in the past my mind goes right to politics. Think high school world history class and the Communist Manifesto. But writing a manifesto is also a good way to get clarity around any project – whether it’s for your business, a new idea you want to spread or getting clear on your own […]
Life Rafts
I think sometimes that too many of us cling to our jobs as though they were a life raft in the middle of a vast ocean. We look ahead to where we think the signs of land are, to where we think we are supposed to be going but our vision gets cloudy. The fumes […]
The What If Game
When I was growing up one of my mom’s best friends used to come over for lunch every second week on her day off. Aunt Elaine (which is what I called her even though she was not my real Aunt) worked in an office. I found that rather enamoring as a young girl who grew […]
A Different Kind Of Stress
There is no getting around stress. The best of us, no matter how much we try and manage it are bound to have our days when it trips us up and leaves us immobilized. My stress used to show. Dark circles would appear under my eyes, my forehead would remain in a crease for hours […]
Embracing Disappointment
I learned to protect myself from disappointment at an early age. My elation at the prospect of the possibility of something I desired coming to fruition was tempered by words of caution. “Don’t get too excited. You don’t know what’s going to happen.“ The message I heard was to tone down my joy as if […]
Words Are All I Have
“You think that I don’t even mean A single word I say It’s only words, and words are all I have to take your heart away.” The Bee Gees My mother always told me to think before I speak. She ingrained in me the importance of the words I chose, whether speaking a sentence or […]
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