So This is What Happens When You Chase a Unicorn: The Problem with Perfect
I have a perfection problem. The problem isn’t that I need things to be perfect, but that I need things to be perfectly the way I think they ought to be. It’s my unicorn to chase. The outside world keeps messing up my idea of how things ought to be. But if I can...
The Benefit of Saying Yes to the Unfamiliar
In a little more than a week, I will be speaking at a leadership conference for women in the cannibis industry. Let’s talk about that. Have you ever made a decision to do something even though it might be a little unfamiliar? Maybe even a little risky? The Ask Last...
How I Found My “Why” After I Lost it. Again.
I lost my “why.” I’m sure I had a minute ago. It was with me when I left the house, then I went to work, stopped by the grocery store on my way home and now I can’t find it. Sounds ridiculous, doesn’t it? After all, your “why” is not like a pen or a set of keys. Those...
The Truth of the Matter: When Being Honest isn’t Easy
When I was in sixth grade, I cheated on a test and it changed my perspective on honesty forever. I’ve been reflecting a lot on truth and how that manifests itself in my life and in our culture since the whole “Lochte-gate” scandal broke. Cheater,...
Dead Ends and Left Turns: Don’t Quit Before You Reach Your Destination
That’s it. I QUIT! How many times have you said these words to yourself, under your breath, when no one has been around to hear? How many times have you wanted to march into your manager’s office, your volunteer committee meeting, even your very own home and felt like...Who am I?
I am a wife to one and the mother of three (Don Diego, the biggest of the small ones, in our family). I am braver than I give myself credit for, love being surprised and hate sushi. I've tried, really, and it is just not happening. Thanks for clicking through. I'm glad you made it!