Month: October 2015

“There will never be a perfect time.”

That’s a quote from my interview with Mediabistro.com. I was interviewed as part of a  piece offering useful life lessons for freelancer writers, given my experience as a successful entrepreneur who made the switch.  I’m grateful for the opportunity, not to mention,  it’s a solid piece. Read it, and tell me what you think! 15_10_30_EntrepreneurLessons


October 30, 2015 0

“My year of yes…yes, please, do it for me!”

(This blog post is going to read as crankier than usual, but realize it’s coming from a place of are you serious, what the hell is wrong with you love. #samedifference) Earlier this year, I wrote  this piece for Huffington Post, “Your Year of Yes.” I discussed all the hard work and risk-taking  implicit in crafting  a successful,…
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October 22, 2015 0

Living in haunted houses

In order to master our demons, first and foremost, we must acknowledge them….a thing that’s easy to say, but, depending on the demon, can be almost impossible to do. For many of us, for example, just admitting that we’re depressed, can make us feel that we failed, that we’re letting down parents, a spouse, children,…
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October 20, 2015 0

31 Days of Halloween: Kenneth and Kari Allen

“That was another part of my motivation, to try to make her a better life, so she wouldn’t have to go without…”-Kenneth Lee Allen When Kenneth Lee Allen talks about his “motivation,” he’s not some pompous Method actor, but an Indiana murderer who “convinced” (i.e. steamrolled) his little sister, Kari Allen, to go along with…
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October 15, 2015 0

These are a few of my favorite things: Halloween films

I believe, passionately, in coaching, but I also know that everyone has to accept and achieve their own potential in their own way. And to that end, no one wants to be constantly “inspired” to be their best. Sometimes you just need to lick your wounds, shake up a cocktail and watch a horror movie…and…
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October 6, 2015 0

The horror is real

One of the hardest things–though, really, it’s all hard–of taking steps to change, and thus create your authentic life–besides the understanding that mistakes are necessary for you to understand just what is and what isn’t authentic, so yes,  mistakes matter in the very best way–is the fact that while you’re making mistakes and marrying the…
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October 2, 2015 0