"Excuses are nails that build the house of failure." I first heard this phrase from my ex-manager and good friend many years ago. Of course, she would always use it in the context of work, though it's fair to say that said context had to do with meeting a big goal and any push back …
What’s Your Story?
Tell me the story you've been telling to yourself about your life this far. Is it everything you dreamed it would be when you were very young? Or does it go through the darkest of places with your brain demanding frequent visits to replay the most painful of your memories? For more of a chunk …
One Reason
"Look, talent comes everywhere. But having something to say and a way to say it so people listen to it - that's a whole other bag. Unless you get out there and you try to do it, you'll never know. That's just the truth. "If there's one reason we're supposed to be here, it's to …
Uncomfortably Numb
Far too many of us are unwilling to feel discomfort and we fail to realize that the "bad" feelings are necessary. This is a topic that I'm intimately familiar with, I'm afraid. I have drowned out emotions and looked for escape in so many ways, I should be considered a master. There is a concept …
The Game of Life
When is the last time you asked yourself what you truly desire from this life of yours? One of my teachers introduced some thoughts to me over the past year that I hadn't really considered, and I was able to quickly make the connection as to why I hadn't. We have all of these markers …
Sunny and Raw 