We all want to get better, reach our goals, live better lives. But getting there is so freaking hard. When we think about growing a business, getting healthy, getting a promotion, saving for retirement, etc. it can feel daunting, overwhelming. And no matter how much we don’t want to, we can end up quitting. But…More
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Want to change your career? Do this.
Have you ever wondered if you should do something else for work? You can. Of course you can find work that you enjoy. I’ve made my fair share of career changes, working at a church, a bank, and an interior design company before starting my company, a website design and development agency, specializing in Drupal…More
How I fight my cravings everyday
Saying that I love bagels, pizza, donuts, and ice cream just doesn’t do it justice. I think about them all of the time, every day. I’m obsessed. I’m thinking about them right now. And I crave them, want them, yearn for them. And they seem to love me too. I can hear them calling to…More
Punching loneliness in the face
Loneliness is an unseen wound many of us carry, buried in us, festering and hard to heal. Loneliness and I know each other well.More
Can life and work really be balanced?
Work-life balance is a concept that doesn’t help us achieve what we really want. What it’s supposed to do is help us find a way to make a living as well as pursue other interests outside of work. But I don’t think it does that because it is so nebulous. How will I ever know…More
How can you be more entrepreneurial in your career?
Starting a company requires seeing the world differently. It’s like a lens that helps you see the world sharper, better, giving you a fresh view no matter which direction you look. With that perspective, a garbage can full of trash might even look like something amazing. It makes the ordinary and mundane somehow new and…More
I had no idea midlife could feel like this
Another birthday came and went, and I’m solidly over the hill. But I don’t feel that way. In my thirties, I used to fear being forty. I dreaded it like one dreads a root canal. And it hovered over me like a black cloud. Probably the unknown was the cause for so much fear in…More
The Saturday afternoon we lost our son
It was a beautiful Saturday afternoon, and we were in Washington Square Park, the iconic park in downtown Manhattan. The large marshmallow clouds marched in rows over the skyline; there was a slight breeze that brought comfort from the warmth of the sun shining down on the sea of humanity. The fountain was spraying water…More
How I conquer my fear of writing
When I started my first business eleven years ago, I wish I would have done this, too. Write. More
Is perfectionism getting in the way of perfecting your work?
Perfectionism doesn’t work in business. It’s about progress.More