It is my pleasure to introduce you to Phil Villarreal – one of the funniest (and most supportive) people I’ve met through my blog. Phil recently published his book, Secrets of a Stingy Scoundrel, after seven failed manuscripts over seven years. I admire his persistence and sense of humor. As one reviewer describes him, “Phil [...]
November 2009
Thank you for being here. Thank you for: reading. thinking. commenting. challenging. inspiring. engaging. sharing. laughing & encouraging. Thank you for being awesome and brilliant readers and friends. I leave you with two things on this beautiful Thanksgiving day: my favorite gratitude poem, Be Thankful, and a delicious-looking Thanksgiving cupcake. Now I’m off to go [...]
It is said that bloggers, coaches and advice-givers dole out wisdom that they themselves need to hear. Consider this one of those posts. I am learning right along with you. And this post might not be for everyone – so if it doesn’t apply to you – kudos! The Message Stop auditioning for other people’s [...]
Don’t know what IRL means? Don’t worry. I’ll explain. There’s been a lot of buzz in the blogosphere about Mindcrushes and Blogcrushes and whether what you see is what you get with either one. Is the infatuation with bloggers who speak to our soul just a passing fancy based on projected images of perfection? Are [...]
Q: What do you get when you cross a Googler, a life coach, an organization freak and a tech nerd? A: More templates! And me, of course Thanks to many of you, my Google Docs template empire is off to a great start. Some fun stats on how many people have used each one: Professional [...]
I posted last week about my dating (or more accurately non-dating) frustration. Normally I wouldn’t post twice in a row on the same topic, but I’ve felt unsettled this week. Like I’d left something unsaid in that post. It’s the part about feelings. About FEELING things. About being annoyed or frustrated with myself when I’m [...]
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