The keyword for you is “grace”. For today – right now – and for the days ahead. You are feeling uncertain – so is everyone around you. No one has experienced anything like this. You are not alone in your anxiety or fear. No one can say what the days ahead will hold. In that, … Read more Quarantine Week 1
I struggle with the idea of self-care. Not the concept – people need to take care of themselves, I get that. But the idea of self-care actually applying to me. As if somehow I am actually immune to the need to be cared for. Sounds dumb when you say it out loud, right? In truth, … Read more Brushing Your Teeth As Self-Care
I know you’ve heard this phrase before: I’ll do _____ when I get all my ducks in a row… Or maybe in one of these other, less obvious (and more insidious) forms: I’ll buy ____ when I get my finances balanced… I’ll go ____ when I get enough time to spare… I’ll go back to … Read more Deconstructing the Myth of ‘Ducks in a Row’
Ever used that phrase? A coworker of mine used it today to describe his weekend. I was struck with the irony inherent in that statement. Let me try and tease it out for you. “Hell” is a word generally considered a bad place, a place of punishment, and in general, not where you want to … Read more Busy As Hell
When talking about turning down opportunities on the Tim Ferris podcast, Seth Godin explained that “Money is a story. Once you have enough for beans and rice, and taking care of your family, and a few other things, money is a story. And, you can tell yourself any story you want about money. But its better to tell … Read more Money Tells a Story
I had a random thought the other day, that I felt compelled to share with you, dear reader! Clearly I am fixated on the ideas of margin and rest right now, so this topic won’t come as too much of a shock. To cut to the chase, here’s the idea: what if the idea of a … Read more Rest as a Novelty or a Rule
Bonnie challenged me, in our final session of 2015, to pick a word or words to focus on for 2016. Immediately I knew my word was “margin”. It *better* be, I’m writing a book based on the whole idea! Many people are familiar with the idea of margin in the financial world, as the difference … Read more Margin – The Space Between What I Have and What I Do
