Rule of Life Lesson #129: Ditch the crutch.
One of the best things that happened to me in 2020 was when my unemployment money stopped coming in September due to fraud. True story. Being [...]
Rule of Life Lesson #128: Explore your own backyard.
Spartan Sprint in Chicago? Canceled. Beach bumming it in Florida? Nope! It's a hot spot and no, that's not a good thing. With super cheap flights [...]
Rule of Life Lesson #127: The world is your stage.
We can look at the COVID pandemic and question why, or we can look at it and see the mountain of new possibilities it brings. Possibilities [...]
Rule of Life Lesson #126: Get your mindset straight.
We were one week into digital schooling and the COVID pandemic. Zeroed in on technology for days, my son Caleb occupied our desk in the loft, [...]
Rule of Life Lesson #125: Resilience is real.
At the start of 2020, I was on cloud nine. After working my tail off to become a professional speaker for several years, I received a [...]
Rule of Life Lesson #124: Your stories matter. Keep sharing them.
I can vividly remember what I was doing the night of November 23, 2011. I was super pregnant anticipating my daughter Ellie's arrival and I was [...]
Rule of Life Lesson #123: Take the high road.
The biggest pet peeve I have is when people talk smack about others behind their backs. They make it their life's mission to sabotage and bring [...]
Rule of Life Lesson #122: Be a friend, not a fan.
February 24, 2020. I was invited back by my good friend and publisher, Ray Schey at the Phoenix Business Journal, to participate in the national event [...]
Rule of Life Lesson #121: Accept no limitations.
It was Christmas 2019. We were exchanging presents at my in-laws when my brother-in-law Matt handed our family a gift. He prefaced it with saying, "When [...]
Rule of Life Lesson #120: Show grace. Be kind.
We were at the start of another new year and I was hustling to kick off my first Social Connect PHX of 2020 on January 28. [...]