It’s true … I live, embrace and practice the Pollyanna Principle (overly optimistic way of viewing life) not in spite of my life’s experiences but because of them. I wouldn’t have it any other way. Without this outlook I think I would have succumbed to the fear. I am Pollyanna all the…
Read MoreHave you ever met someone whom you admire and strikes you as having it all together; seeming to be the epitome of success and achievement? Yet, in a quiet moment, they admit to you that they sometime struggle with feeling like an imposter and fearing discovery? I have. Over the years, I…
Read MoreThese days I catch myself laughing and lamenting (at times) over the Jo who once needed to know with 100% certainty what would happen. Oh the angst I must have created for myself, those I loved and who loved me – in spite of my need for control. There was a time…
2 Comments Read MoreMichael and I travel a lot and this morning it occurred to me how the differences make the best stories. As we made our way to the airport this morning I found myself laughing at the many differences and yet same goal we share – to get to the airport and board…
6 Comments Read MoreToday while I sat at the beach writing I overheard two people masterminding and building a complete business roll out… Ultimately entrepreneurs create their outcomes and make their our own way. A perk such as working at the beach is just one of the many reasons I love being an Entrepreneur. I…
No Comments Read MoreIt’s true; whether we like it or not, our life is a direct reflection of how we live. Every action, thought, dream, desire, accomplishment, and fear play out like a movie – some lives are blockbusters and some are not. If you want to live a different life, a more delicious life,…
2 Comments Read MoreTwo years ago we opened our hearts and lives to adopt a sweet new puppy into our home. What we thought we were adopting was little puppy who needed a good home – what we got was a teacher. Bella’s life had begun rather precariously. When she was only a few weeks…
9 Comments Read MoreOr should it be pass the pie… Of late I have heard several people say, “oh that’s my competition” or “the market is too small for me to collaborate.” Well that’s simply not true, it’s stinkin thinkin! Pee-ew! Scarcity breeds scarcity. It serves no one and nothing! Thinking big and collaborating serves…
No Comments Read MoreWith technology and access to world news one need not look far for evidence of loss and sadness. There is news all around us. Daily, on social media, we see the announcements of the loss of loved ones and atrocities of mankind. This constant access can create a sense of melancholy and…
3 Comments Read MoreDreams do come true! For me and they can for you too. Readers’s Favorite Awards Years of struggle and toil created the patch work of life I once feared and hid from. Replaced now with freedom and validation as of Sept 2014. MAH00294
No Comments Read MoreIt is said the sweetest thing one ever hears is their spoken name. Perhaps this is true if you are not afraid for your life but for me if someone called me by my birth name my blood ran cold. If you knew my real name that meant you knew me! If…
No Comments Read MoreAt some point in one’s life we all grapple with the really BIG questions. These questions can bring you to your knees even causing many sleepless nights, leaving us wondering if we will ever know. The really BIG questions like what is: my purpose, my calling, my legacy, can haunt even the…
1 Comment Read MoreDon’t do it – they say. They say, “don’t build your house on shaky ground”. Rather build your home and life on a foundation that will stand the test of time. At times though, it can feel like your life is built on sinking sand – metaphorically speaking that is. Sometimes life…
No Comments Read MoreBIG, BIG NEWS Believe it possible – dreams do come true. In 2007 when I began writing Frock Off I had a BIG dream. A dream too share the message and to be heard. I needed to give a voice to Susan and Mom. To reclaim my life and to make a…
22 Comments Read MoreThe BIG question hit me early this morning as I sat looking out my kitchen window what was my answer to why? Why did it take so long for me to reclaim my life. To fall in love again with my life and embrace my true calling? I believe the answer was…
No Comments Read MoreYesterday as I was packing for our pending move I discovered something I thought I had lost in one of my 49 moves. There they were, stuffed deep in a box, tangled and tucked under a bunch of old papers – some of the many medals I had acquired over the years…
2 Comments Read MoreSometimes ego gets in the way. Such as when we know the right thing to do and say, but are unwilling to do so because of ego. This isn’t about conforming so that we don’t rock the boat; rather, this is about taking a stand and standing for what you believe, in-spite…
No Comments Read MoreThere I was on the stage double checking my presentation materials. Out of the corner of my eye, I notice an older gentleman perhaps in his early seventies enter the venue. He looked as though he might be in distress and I could see from a distance he was emotional. He had…
10 Comments Read MoreIt’s time for a little frock talk. One thing I am a master at, is frocking up. I am a full blown Frock-aholic! For clarity sake, frocks can be fabulous and funky or they can be ill-serving. Over the next few weeks we will be sharing information about the many ill-serving frocks…
No Comments Read MoreBecause sometimes, a song like a picture says so much – very few words are needed. No matter the challenge I have always known there is light at the end of the tunnel. At times the circumstances were so overwhelming that I felt broken. Yet time does fade the memories. The truth…
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