Lessons Learned

The 7 (Dumb) Things to Avoid Doing When You Start Your Art Side Hustle

Published on September 29, 2014 by
The 7 (Dumb) Things to Avoid Doing When You Start Your Art Side Hustle

It's my birthday week and I usually like to do a bit of reflecting on life lessons learned. You know, the proverbial, "let's not go there again!"

This week I'm looking back as I look forward with gratefulness and anticipation.  Life is so beautiful and I'm grateful to be where ...

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Reflections on 2013

Published on January 1, 2014 by

It's that time of year. Time to look back on the old and close the chapter on another year.  Like others there are a lot of things I would have liked to have done better.  There were also things I was super happy about. As I read through posts of ...

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Rewrite the Book (Even When Life’s Fires Burn Down the Story)

Published on August 2, 2013 by

I started this work ready for anything. I was excited for the launch of the summer e-course. A book was almost complete. The positive energy and excitement had been deflated by Tuesday.

Somewhere between the computer crashing, remembering my Carbonite subscription had expired and some other unexpected news it seemed ...

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Lessons Learned from a Worn Out Pair of High Heels

Published on July 15, 2013 by

I threw out a favorite pair of heels on Saturday.

That may sound like an unimportant thing but these were my favorite high heels in the world. 

Following the Parisian guide to style, I keep a very small wardrobe including my shoes.  I have two pairs of inexpensive black ...

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Fight through Failures

Published on May 18, 2013 by

Going through a round (or six) of failures and defeats when trying to launch a new phase in life can be like a punch in the gut.

Fighting through failure is hard.

Somewhere between looking at an increasingly empty bank account, the rejection letters in the inbox, unreturned calls and ...

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Baby Step your Project from Start to Finish

Published on May 8, 2013 by

I introduced one of my very favorite movies to my roommates over the weekend:  “What about Bob.”

If you aren’t familiar with the classic 80’s film, it is about a very likable, obsessive-compulsive psych patient (Bill Murray as “Bob”) and the psychiatrist he drives absolutely crazy (Richard Dreyfuss as “Dr. ...

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5 Reasons to Travel (and 10 fun ways to be a local tourist)

Published on May 3, 2013 by

It’s easy to get stuck in a rut when life is consumed by the same routine over and over again.

Day job.

Exercise (or not).

Grocery store (the same one or two) and meal preparation.

Family. Hellos and goodbyes.

Weekend rituals: sleeping in, relaxing, running errands.

Life gets monotonous if ...

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8 Lessons I Learned from My First Ebook: A Recap

Published on February 8, 2013 by

$8.28

I blinked my eyes and stared at the screen.

Then, I took a second look at the Book Baby dashboard to ensure that I was reading the numbers right.  My total earnings for sales in December would cover the ingredients for a batch of cookies.  Or a cup of ...

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