Today I drove to a New Jersey beach at a ludicrously early hour, ensuring there wouldn’t be many other surfers. I can’t steer. Yet. I stood on my first wave less than 18 months ago. That was in warm, sunny Costa Rica, at Witch’s Rock Surf Camp. You must drop everything and go there, actually. Find […]
Leadership
Panic Hack: “I Feel” Statements Curb Communication Anxiety
There are a lot of moments in therapy, where you go, “That sounds too simple to work.” “I Feel” Statements are an example of this. So you try it because you are paying so much money. And then it works. Later you tell your friend about it and say, “There, I just saved you $200,” […]
Never be Afraid to Manifest, Jimmy Fallon Does It
I know the word “manifest” is so overused, your brain is shutting down. But wait. Jimmy Fallon does it. And not in a fru fru West Coast way. Here’s how I found out: NPR replayed a Fresh Air interview with Jimmy Fallon today. For the record, Jimmy never used the word “mainfest,” but he told a […]
Easy Meditation: The Lazy Woman’s Way to Meditate Daily
Easy meditation: It’s a bit of an oxymoron. I’ve been trying to start a meditation practice for at least a decade. Certainly since Eat, Pray Love came out, and that was 2006. I had plenty of starts and stops, but when a new challenge arises, like moving, having a baby, or starting a new job, […]
10 Pet Loss Quotes that Don’t Suck
Pet loss quotes are tricky. As soon as you hear about a friend’s beloved pet dying, your urge is to ease their pain right away. Now. This is how I felt recently when my friend’s 13-year-old, toothless, cute-as-hell little companion passed. But it’s important to honor the bond between pet and person without sounding patronizing, insensitive […]
Networking for the Introvert
This is a guest post from Alissa Carpenter, Career Discovery and Personal Development Coach, and founder of Everything’s Not OK, and That’s OK, a site full of awesome resources, workbooks, and educational materials. She has a down-to-earth and creative system for networking, and she was kind enough to share it with us here. I attended […]