Seek Feedback to Stop the Cringe Factor

Seek Feedback to Stop the Cringe Factor

Did you tune into the Golden Globes last weekend? For your sake, I hope the answer was no. Unfortunately for me, the answer was yes. If you did not, you can Google the disaster that was the opening monologue from the host.  If you did, how long did it take before you...

What do you REALLY want?

I headed off to a new yoga class today, contemplating what I was going to share with you today. An oldie but goodie concept came to mind, “Stay on your mat,” and I thought, “Yes! That’s it!”  It was a hot yoga class, and normally I stay away from that heat because,...
Love and Squalene

Love and Squalene

Last Friday morning, I found a vial of Squalene oil in my medicine cabinet. It had come as part of a set I had purchased from Biossance, a skincare company endorsed by Reese Witherspoon. I figured if this stuff was good enough for her, I’d bite…and buy…and put those...
Authenticity and Contexts

Authenticity and Contexts

Two years ago, I worked with a stylist. “Work with a stylist” had been on my wish list for a long time. We’re talking years. Rationals, excuses, and reasoning finally got forgotten when Nicole Otchy came into my world.  Not only am I MAD fashionable now 😉, but I also...
Testing Lessons Learned in Receiving Feedback

Testing Lessons Learned in Receiving Feedback

Yesterday, as we were wrapping up an incredible week of learning and growth, I had a moment. An in-the-moment test of a lesson I’d learned years ago, and I almost flunked.  Eight years ago, after delivering a full-day program, a participant came up to me with a...
Take Off the Tights

Take Off the Tights

Back in the day, we’re talking the kindergarten day, I took ballet.  My ballet class was at Mrs. Gatsky’s house. No formal studio. No sequined costumes or hours-long recitals. She had a studio set up on her bottom floor, which opened up to her backyard. More often...