Traditions!

Traditions!

Traditions They are powerful. Emotional. Binding. And deceptively simple to create. All you have to do is: do the same thing—say, cook blueberry pancakes for breakfast—at the same time each week or month or year—say, Sunday morning— with the same people—say, your...
Ordinary People- Jeremy Renner

Ordinary People- Jeremy Renner

A friend called today and said she wanted to see Wind River, the new movie out with Jeremy Renner, Kelsey Asbille and Julia Jones. And I suddenly remembered—I’m in that movie! Well, sort of. I’m an extra, bringing my “daughter” to school in one scene, and at the park...
100 Days of Rejection– or– Embrace Your Fears!

100 Days of Rejection– or– Embrace Your Fears!

My class at Georgetown, and one of our professors, Marc Busch I’ve been thinking a lot about embracing my fears lately. I’m in a master’s program at Georgetown, studying International Business and Policy– a program run jointly by...
Productivity Cheats

Productivity Cheats

Productivity Cheats There are only 24 hours in each day, and until someone starts selling time turners on Amazon, that’s all we’re going to get. The good news is that 24 hours translate into 1,440 minutes in each day. And a lot of yours are going to waste. From time...
Becoming Who You Want to Be—The Power of Positive Affirmations

Becoming Who You Want to Be—The Power of Positive Affirmations

Stephanie was edging her grass when I walked across the street this morning to say hello after getting back from my trip to South and Central America. She shaded her eyes with one hand and smiled. “You’re home!” We talked for a few minutes and I gave her the chocolate...