Published in Ascent Publication·PinnedMember-onlyHow to Use the Kaizen Approach to Reach Your Goals with Less BurnoutIf your goal is like a mountain, this will help you commit to climbing it by 1% each day. — Do you ever feel like you’re working your ass off, but you have no idea if you’re getting any closer to achieving your goals? You clearly see your goal. And you know you must be taking steps forward because of how hard you’re slaving away. …Productivity9 min readProductivity9 min read
Published in Curious·PinnedMember-onlyIs Your Motivation in Life Transactional or Transformational?We’re all motivated by something. — Three men were laying brick. The first was asked, “what are you doing?” He answered: Laying some brick. The second man was asked: what are you working for? He answered: for five dollars a day. The third man was asked what are you doing? He answered: I am helping to…Motivation9 min readMotivation9 min read
Published in Change Your Mind Change Your Life·Aug 5, 2021Member-only4 Ways to Turn Your Fear Into Fuel and Make SH*T HappenTo some degree, I feel fear on a daily basis. Sometimes I meditate through it and it disappears as fast as it finds me. Other times I’m able to flick it off my shoulder with fervor, like an unwanted piece of lint, and carry on with my bad self. Sometimes…Fear7 min readFear7 min read
Published in Change Your Mind Change Your Life·May 22, 2021Member-onlyYour Mind Won’t Willingly Stop Spiraling Without the Help of Your BodyI sat on my driveway and wedged myself behind the recycling bin. Trying to achieve an ounce of privacy for my virtual therapy session. I was recounting the emotional rollercoaster I had been on for the last few weeks. …Mental Health9 min readMental Health9 min read
Published in Ascent Publication·May 13, 2021Member-onlyWhat Would Happen If We Let Go of What Our Life Was Supposed to “Be” Like?I am currently writing this to you from Virginia Beach, VA. A city I honestly never had a desire to visit and definitely didn’t think I’d be temporarily living in. I’ve had to stop a few toxic thought spirals from raging out of control in my brain this year. Most…Life8 min readLife8 min read
Published in Better Advice·May 11, 2021Member-onlySecond Chance’s Will Never Go Out of Style. Be Willing to Give Them OutI used to be one of those annoying people who said sorry 80 times a day. About 73 times too many. The people-pleaser in me was always eager to hand out hoards of sorry’s. You could be dangerously texting and walking and plow face-first into me. …Second Chances4 min readSecond Chances4 min read
Published in Ascent Publication·May 7, 2021Member-onlyYour Definition of Confidence Is the Only One That MattersYour level of self-confidence or lack thereof creates the lens you see life through. It dictates how you show up, communicate with yourself and others, and make decisions. …Confidence7 min readConfidence7 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·May 5, 2021Member-onlyDo We All Have A Feeling Of What Life Is Supposed To “Be” Like?I’ve recently been exploring what I thought life was supposed to be like. My thoughts keep finding themselves in a state of wondering… what I expected my time here to be like. What I thought it was going to feel like. How the external world I live in and the…Life4 min readLife4 min read
Published in Change Your Mind Change Your Life·May 2, 2021Member-onlyConfidence Is a Lived Experience. Are You Willing to Try It on for Size?“If only I had more confidence, I could… go after my deepest desire, take that brave action, not crave so much outward validation, etc;” These thoughts would echo through my brain on repeat. Constantly propelling the narrative that I wasn’t confident enough. And to be fair, my lack of confidence…Confidence9 min readConfidence9 min read
Published in Change Your Mind Change Your Life·Apr 30, 2021Member-only6 Life Lessons Learned From My Wise Elders During an Unlikely ConversationAs I raced to finish editing hoards of voice-over auditions, my brain played its typical Monday game. Ah, I know I scheduled this zoom, or webinar, or online class, or meeting. But now I’m in the thick of 8 million tasks and regretting it. I curse myself for not canceling…Life Lessons7 min readLife Lessons7 min read
