Why Manifestation Theory Never Worked for Me (Until Now)

I want it noted that the working title for this blog post was “Manifesting My Fist in Your Face”.You’ll see why. I’m a self help junkie from way back. I’ve been working on fixing myself and my life, or changing myself and my life, or creating my higher self, or whatever you choose to call […]

Treat It Like It’s Not Yours

Like a lot of creatives I have an issue with putting my work out there. It’s not that I’m ashamed of the work, or worried about the quality, I’m not really sure what it is. Maybe it’s a fear of seeming like I’m bragging by implying my work is worth attention. Maybe I’m worried others […]

Judge Not

Matthew 7:1 tells us “Judge not lest ye be judged” which is good advice, but I’ve always thought they just could have stopped with judge not. We shouldn’t refrain from judging other people because they might judge us in return, we should just refrain from making judgments about the behavior and life choices of other […]

Own Your Choices

When I was young, in my early 20’s, I had a chip on my shoulder the size of a ship’s mast. I thought everything that was wrong with my life was someone else’s responsibility. I never linked the choices I made with the unhappiness in my life. As I got older, I wish I could […]

How I Can Help

On this website there is a page called “How Can I Help?” which details the various services I offer to help business owners. It spotlights most of the areas where I know I have expertise and which I feel would be most useful to those who are running businesses. I realize a page like that […]

Say Something

As I mentioned in my last post, my aunt has pancreatic cancer and it’s terminal. Since the virus and the shelter in place orders, it’s not been possible for me to go and visit her, but we’ve been fortunate enough to be able to have FaceTime conversations. Talking with someone who is facing the end […]

Seize the Day

I have an aunt, really a second mother to me, who is dying of terminal cancer. Because of the virus, I can’t go and be with her right now, so we’ve been keeping in touch through e-mail and FaceTime chats. Our chats are wide ranging, talking about what I’m doing and what she’s experiencing as […]

Making the Leap

When you’re looking for a metaphor for finding the faith in yourself to start a new business, the one that probably comes to mind first is a kid just learning to swim. The child may have had lessons, and might have watched video on how to swim, or read a book, but they still haven’t […]

Trying Scared

A while back I mentioned in a post on my Facebook profile that there were exactly 14 steps between the back wall of my bedroom and the end wall of the hallway in the upstairs of my home. The reason I knew that, I explained, was because I had the habit of pacing that distance […]

Being Yourself on Social Media

When, some years ago now, I first encountered social media, I was sure it wasn’t for me. I wasn’t interested in posting what I had for lunch. The idea of a “friendserversary” made me want to vomit. I wasn’t all that great at small talk and most of what I could see on social media […]