Welcome to the first post in our Personal FAQs series, where we will be exploring questions that can serve us as we continuously recenter, realign, and move forward with clarity throughout our lives. To make it easier to have questions that can help based on where we are and what we need at any juncture, we’ll be looking at five different FAQs domains.The Five Personal FAQ Domains: Having core FAQs across all domains isn’t about reaching final answers. It’s about staying present to who ... Read More » about FAQ Series: Identity, Purpose, and Permission to Grow
From Invisible to Essential: The Power of Unexpected Influence
Back in 2013, I wrote about Ralph Waldo Emerson without realizing how much of what I admired in him would one day show up in my own work. Self-publishing, writing in series, blending speaking with writing, journaling, all choices I’ve made as well, were paths he’d walked long before me.In 1837, Emerson self-published The American Scholar at his own expense, a move I didn’t fully appreciate in 2013 but came to understand deeply in 2017, when I released and self-published my first book into the ... Read More » about From Invisible to Essential: The Power of Unexpected Influence
Where do FAQs come from?
My best birthday gift last year, when I turned 70, was a surprise visit from my daughter, son-in-law, and my two youngest granddaughters. It had been a long time since we’d breathed the same air. That first hug, one neither my daughter nor I wanted to end, reminded me just how much I’d missed them. It was a short visit, just a day, but it filled my heart and renewed my resolve to make sure the next one comes much sooner. But the visit also took me back to my continued computer saga and brought ... Read More » about Where do FAQs come from?
The History of Blogging: Example from the 1700’s
No, I am not crazy. I do realize that in the 1700’s, they did not blog. There was no Internet, no vehicle from which to instantly publish ideas and thoughts about the world. In a way, though, the idea of blogging did exist. Done differently, sans technology used today, they did indeed have their own way of heralding information and ideas. Samuel Johnson, the English author, biographer, and critic, was someone I would consider an early “blogger”. One of his formats (in addition to books ... Read More » about The History of Blogging: Example from the 1700’s
Are you ready for what is next?
Many of us see the turning of a calendar page as a chance to begin anew. And, as a mark in time, it can be helpful, but the truth is that it takes more than just a date to experience true renewal. That may be why so many of us end up disappointed pretty quickly as we venture into the new year to find that not much has changed. For that to happen, we need to do more. In fact, just about now is when we begin to feel those early pangs of what can quickly turn to regret. But what is it we need ... Read More » about Are you ready for what is next?
The many returns of the day, Part 4 – What is your ROE?
Welcome back! We are continuing our conversation about achieving a positive rate of return on our investments outside of our financial returns. Even though this is our final segment in this series, I hope that the conversation itself will not end here. Our investments and intentions for them are a critical part of how we achieve the life and work that is most rewarding for us in any given season in our lives. In this segment, we are talking about ROE or Return on Energy. This was ... Read More » about The many returns of the day, Part 4 – What is your ROE?
