I get asked on a nearly daily basis for podcast recommendations. And while I still stand by my earlier list of recommendations, I’ve shifted my listening substantially since I published that post in 2017. So what are the 10 best podcasts of the moment, according to . . . well, me? As a self-proclaimed expert […]
Anyone who knows me even slightly well knows I’m a podcast fanatic. I listen to one or two episodes every day, and my subscriptions span business development to crime dramas. Why do I love podcasts so much? Efficiency, for one. I can listen while I’m running, getting ready for the day, or driving to point […]
I’m writing this as I nurse my baby. He is sleepy, and I’m the only one who can get him to bed when he’s overly tired like this. Downstairs, Lily is playing with a new babysitter (who I already love!), riding circles around the back patio on her tricycle. After I’m done putting Max to […]
Every wonder what life looks like for a working mom? Well, it’s something like this: — 11:00 p.m. (the night before) Toddler wakes up. 12:00 a.m. (the night before) After an hour of trying to get her back down, toddler still awake. Decide to take baby in bed with husband and me to go to […]
I love quotes. I’m the person who writes quotes down on little scraps of paper and tapes them to the wall. And while I hate going through and sorting the endless paper stacks in my office, I love finding quotes tucked between bills and book outlines, meeting notes and client contracts. Quotes are just…magical, somehow. […]
Lately, I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about my mark on this world. Don’t misunderstand. I love what I do—it’s a joy and honor to work with clients all over the world, helping produce meaningful content that can impact others. I’ve also had some extraordinary opportunities. Being executive editor for the Sam’s Club publication […]
Today, I’ve been thinking a lot about the reasons I’m thankful for my career—mentally listing off things I love about being self-employed. This morning, for instance, I went for a run, showered, made a smoothie, and got to work. I didn’t have to spend an hour making myself beautiful and thirty minutes driving to work. […]
This quarter, I am taking just one class: memoir writing. In it, we were instructed to choose a photograph—any photograph—which we are to later write a reflective essay on. Instantly, I thought of this photo: One of my favorite snapshots of our time in the Dominican Republic, this picture captures a lot of things for […]
Bumper Sticker Guy: [running after Forrest] Hey man! Hey listen, I was wondering if you might help me. ‘Cause I’m in the bumper sticker business and I’ve been trying to think of a good slogan, and since you’ve been such a big inspiration to the people around here I thought you might be able to […]