Jun 1, 2013 | Uncategorized
I cannot imagine the horror of sending my fourth grader to school, telling him to have a great field trip – and then never seeing him again. The mere thought of it rips my heart out. If you don’t live in Minnesota, you may not have heard the story of the...
May 29, 2013 | Uncategorized
When I sauntered downstairs this morning, this sight stopped me in my tracks. I rubbed my eyes, shook my head, blinked slowly…just to make sure my eyes were not deceiving me. Was that…SUNSHINE? I kid you not: I ran to the window and peered through the...
May 20, 2013 | Uncategorized
I have a confession. If I see you in a moment of reflection, taking time to just be, lost in your own gratitude…I might take your picture. I think it’s so beautiful, to see a person not being a person but a spiritual being, disconnected from the world...
May 6, 2013 | Uncategorized
Once upon a time, this was going to be a post about adorable animals. It still is – but with a grand finale that rocked me to my core. A week ago, we took the boys to the Minnesota Zoo and I fell in love with this baby snow monkey and her mama. They were...
Apr 29, 2013 | Uncategorized
The other day, I recorded an interview with Liz Uram for this week’s Strive to Thrive Telesummit (pssst – it’s free). She’s brought together nine wise women to share insights and action steps for living life to the fullest – and asked me...
Apr 23, 2013 | Uncategorized
We’re now a full month into spring. I see photos of blooming flowers and green grass and flip flops in my Facebook feed and long for them. See, here in Minnesota, winter loves us so much that it doesn’t want to let us go. We got 6-8 inches of snow several...
Apr 10, 2013 | Intention, Uncategorized
This is the longest post I’ve written in a while – but I’ve got a story that so full of awe-inspiring goodness, I couldn’t stand to leave out the details. Ready to rock? Over the past 24 years, I’ve lost count how many times Bon Jovi has...
Apr 5, 2013 | Uncategorized
Watch out, friends: I’m about to go against the grain. I haven’t posted here in a week, which may seem ironic given that I’m currently promoting the re-launch of my blogging ecourse. (Uhhh, shouldn’t the girl teaching blogging actually...
Mar 28, 2013 | Uncategorized
I have been living in the land of discomfort this past week, staring in the mirror at a recovering people pleaser, feeling tested at every turn. When I was much younger, I said yes to practically everyone and everything – but eventually got much better at...
Mar 18, 2013 | Uncategorized
Here’s what’s weighing on my heart these days: so many women – from friends to coaching clients – are feeling stuck. If circumstances were different, they say, they’d chase their dreams and be happy all the time. There’s just too...
Mar 11, 2013 | Uncategorized
I have had the same conversation so many times I’ve lost count – and yet I never get tired of it. Women come up to me at events and speeches with this certain look about them – sheepish, embarrassed, apologetic – and tell me how bad they are at...
Mar 5, 2013 | Uncategorized
Fifteen years ago, I interviewed for a job with the director of communications for a major company. One whole wall of his office was windows, looking out over the sprawling, perfectly-manicured corporate campus. The place was intimidating, swarming with serious people...