There is no doubt that as of right now, you have already done at least one thing that wasn't on your to-do list for today. There is no doubt that every day we are faced with a mountain of tasks that are bigger than our own closets. There is no doubt that focus is a...

In this week's episode of The Brave Yes Show -- the first one after a summer hiatus -- I'm getting on my soap box about the idea of lack of time and what that means. If you read my post last week about wasting time, you will know that my philosophy is never to start...

Your time is a precious resource. Once you use it, it cannot be given back to you. This is why it's so important to really understand all of the time wasters to stop doing so you can really use your time more wisely and powerfully. Certainly there are a lot more...

There is nothing better than a full creative life where we are using every aspect of our creative energy to thrive and prosper in this world. If you talk, make, lead or work you are likely creative. I talk a lot with my private coaching clients -- creatives and...

Listen, my dear one, you absolutely, 1000% deserve to feel really, really good every single day of your life. Including TODAY. And contrary to what you may see over and over on the Internet ... doing nothing isn't always what makes you feel good. What? It's true. I...

When life and business are precariously stacked to work against each other, the best thing we can do is restack it all again and again. On a retreat in October 2019, I began studying resilience and stumbled into a metaphor for a more resilient life. Rock cairns — a...

As I wrap up and close -- for now -- my series on The Politics of Languishing, I am feeling called to offer some life coaching pep talks to you if you find yourself being One Who Is Languishing. If you have been following along, I have talked in recent months about...

“I guess I'll just have to suck it up and do the job,” she said on the Zoom session. These were the exact words from a client I just started working with who wants to find a new career — one that allows her to fully self-express the way she longs to be seen in the...

Do you ever feel so utterly tired of being strong that all you want to do is collapse under all the weight you are carrying and free yourself of everything? This might look like dreaming of running away. This might look like hiding under the covers. This might look...

My biggest passion in life is working with creative women who want to be more creative. And yet, everyone I know right now is languishing. I have been creative my whole life -- since those days of building forts on the 50 acres of woods on my grandparent's property...

If you feel like you are constantly striving and doing everything right but always feeling as if you are getting things wrong, you may be experiencing Good Girl Syndrome. On my Instagram account last week, I posted a cozy dose of inspiration that I thought up during...

What stops you from writing or creating with wild abandon?  What holds you back from going for it as a brave leader? What prevents you from going after your most wild inner longings? Likely, your answer is fear.  Fear of failure. Fear of rejection. Fear of...