Be Your Own Franchise Player
You have more in common with Lebron James and Patrice Bergeron than you might think. You are a franchise player as well…
Eliminating Pity Parties, Blame-Storming, and Inertia with Powerful Questions
Rampant blame and deflection is a learned behavior…and now it’s time for us all to un-learn it! Stop waiting for other people to hold your hand, wipe your ass, dry your tears, or light that fire within you….
This One’s For the ‘Tweens and Teens — With Love.
I wanted to write this post for you today to let you know it is all going to be okay. I PROMISE. Whatever you are agonizing over, whatever insecurities you are feeling, whatever hurts you carry around with you like luggage — they will all dissipate as soon as you decide it is safe to let them go. Even at this tender stage of your life, you have much more power than you give yourselves credit for….
Let’s Not Cast Aspersions at People Like Miley Cyrus. Okay?
I have absolutely no idea what it is like to walk a mile in Miley’s shoes or to pick something up with her foam finger. Nor do I have first-hand knowledge of what is going on behind the scenes in her twerky little life…but what I DO know (read more…)
STOP Saying These Two Useless Words to Your Kids!
If you really, truly want your children to be the best they can be, then STOP, STOP, STOP saying this worthless, meaningless phrase….
Everything Is a Choice
I believe EVERYTHING in life is a choice. And, to take it one step further: I believe if you tell yourself that your life is NOT a choice, and you are merely a victim of circumstance(s) — you are either consciously or unconsciously telling yourself a lie….(more)
“We’re Poor,” Shame Sensors, and a Missed Opportunity
I did what any self-respecting, forty-something, mother of two in the 21st century would do: I buried my head in my laptop and muttered a haughty “No, we’re not” under my breath….(read more)
The Trouble With Feelings + Speaking Your Mind
The great thing about opinions is that they can change. New experiences = new opinions, new feelings, and a new and improved value system.Non-catastrophic new experience = Value System 2.0.
Top 10 Things I’ve Done Wrong (Er, Could Have Done Better)
What makes me irritable? Stifles my mojo? Leaves me feeling bottled up and frustrated? And is the creative equivalent of blue balls? Read about My Top 10 Business Mistakes to find out.
Did Summer Make My Kids Dumber?
Since much of our summer looked like this, many would argue that our kids didn’t learn anything at all and their brains went to mush. Knowing that I don’t believe in formal dining, formal dressing, formal learning, or pretty much formal anything in the summer, I might initially agree….
A Brutally Honest Look At Why I Loathe This Time of Year
I hate the precipitous end of the season. It feels like a punch to the throat. Why can’t we gradually ease back into all of this? Like a leisurely Sunday drive?
Teaching Kids to Attract More of What They Want and Less of What They Don’t
My parents used to tell me when I was a teenager that I was “an asshole magnet,” which meant that I attracted all kinds of low-life, ill-intentioned young men into my life. That happened over and over again because I was vibrating at a frequency that attracted those particular individuals…