Ever feel like Annie from Little Orphan Annie? “Stead of treated, we get tricked, stead of kisses we get kicks… Empty belly life, rotten smelly life, full of sorrow life, no tomorrow life… Nobody loves me…” It can feel like that when you are a student of the School of Hard Knocks. I should know. I’ve gone there. In fact,… Read More
How to be YOU
If there is one thing that stands in the way of being an authentic, wide awake joyful person it’s the fear of rejection. That buggy little voice that relentlessly asks, “What if they don’t like me if I do…say…think…” Even though you may really, really want to do something, see something, believe in something, you keep quiet. You go along… Read More
Waiting for the Busy Bus
My first management job was managing a very busy Beauty Shop back when I was in my twenties. I learned a great deal about training and managing creative entrepreneurs. No matter what the business may be, creatives seem to have very similar mindsets and behaviors in common and these hairdressers were no different. One specific lesson has remained steadfast in my mind… Read More