In this time where stands are being taken, where voices are ringing out, I allowed only a muffled conversation to breach from my lips. I only spoke my truth with people I knew would respect it. And isn’t that the problem?
motivation
Everything has an end…
I’d rather get a filling without the freezing because I know the pain of the drill will end quicker than the discomfort of having my mouth frozen. I would rather face something unpleasant head on and deal with it, because I know that once I do it no longer has power over me and my […]
Meet Melissa, she’s pushing boulders…
In the very first episode of the #GrowthZone podcast, Melissa McKeachnie talks about what inspires her to push the boulder for animal rights!
How to stand on hills and kill your apathy
“That’s not a hill I want to die on,” I said as I took a sip of my water and adjusted the napkin in my lap. When did this happen? Today, yesterday, everyday.
Everyday we are faced with hills that we make a choice to climb or not to climb. And it got me wondering, how do we make those choices?
The Zipper Dress Resiliency
The hilarious tale of a girl, her broken zipper, and running around campus half-naked…and the lessons of resiliency that came from it.
5 Steps to move from "playing" business to being in business
Sometimes adulting in business is hard. Here are my 5 tips to go from playing business to actually being in business.
Why you need to remove the safety net and jump
I’m a skier. Not like a competitive, slalom, freestyle, trick skier. But of the winter sports that involve hills and snow and traveling at high speeds I like to ski. It could be because I first learned to ski at a young age. I loved it, the wind on your face, the sound of the […]
4 Steps to Crafting a Delicious Humble Pie
Sometimes hearing no can stop you in your tracks. And sometimes hearing no should stop you in your tracks. But there are other times when hearing no can be a catalyst for something great, for something important, and for something new and exciting. A few weeks ago I was going after something that I thought, maybe […]
Quit being a cupcake pusher!
So I have this “friend”… okay, you got me, it’s me. I have recently been on a healthy streak. After hitting 35 I decided that it was time to really recognize that I only have this one body, and I want it to last a while, so I’ve been eating healthy and exercising, and it […]
Turn your head
How often does this happen to you, you’re strolling/driving/scooting along a street you’ve been down a hundred times, you turn your head, and you see something you never realized was there. Right there, in that spot, that you’ve passed a million times. Did it just pop up? Did they build it overnight, and the air […]