The Intentional Pursuit of Big Dreams
Daydreams are the seeds from which all the flowers grow… After all, what is a dream but a vision? Look at any creative undertaking (in which, I would include all types of entrepreneurial ventures and building things more broadly, including building a life) and you will see that the vision (the dream) is an integral... Continue Reading →
Some days, we find ourselves adrift in a sea of “shoulds.” And “coulds.” Even a lot of “goods.” We open our phones. A book. A podcast. A conversation. And the floodgates open. So much external noise underscores what has always been true. The answer we are looking for often lies within. I was talking with... Continue Reading →
This fall, my husband and I decided to make good on a long-deferred Some Day. Some Day, we will take our son to UCLA for a fall football weekend. My alma mater. Games were an activity I admittedly did not partake in as much as I could have while I was there. However, to me,... Continue Reading →
Some days, the noise outside gets loud. The pressure feels constant. Or maybe it’s the uncertainty. The bustle is non-stop. Even the things that bring delight take up space on a plate constantly threatening to overflow (if it hasn't spilled over already). These are the days where the barometer on inspiration and hope, maybe joy... Continue Reading →
For many years now, I have explored the age-old question of who am I? Like, really? When you get beneath the exterior, when things get quiet, the clouds part and the skies clear, who am I in my essence? Still working on that… But, a parallel we invariably find ourselves confronting regularly, whether we’ve found... Continue Reading →
One of the things I have struggled with in my life and career is making space for my personal big rocks. I’m very intentional about doing so and I fare pretty well most of the time. But, even so, the end result often leaves a gap between where I am and where my heart longs... Continue Reading →
I am someone who has a hard time turning off. Whether it’s because of the systems that reinforce this, the demands that those systems create and enable or the Productivity = Value equation we have all been conditioned to believe. Or whether it’s pure inspiration and excitement. Whatever the reason, my operating system tends to... Continue Reading →
Fun fact: I am pretty much always looking forward to fall. I try to live in the present moment and enjoy the blessings of each day. And, at the same time, I kind of can’t wait for fall. Yes. It’s March. Even now. This is something my family likes to tease me about. However,... Continue Reading →
I heard the shoulds… I paused… And I chose me. The other weekend, I was scheduled to attend a creative retreat. My husband was set to run a half marathon two hours away, with my son in tow for the weekend. As tends to happen in situations like this, our respective schedules filled up with... Continue Reading →
I often say that, in our world today, we only seem to be allowed to have two states. Blessed and blissed. Don’t get me wrong. I love these states! And, there is a whole rainbow of states and emotions that I dance through almost daily. I think we all do. And, these days, it... Continue Reading →