INTROFave Movie Captain Fantastic (Netflix) [TW: mental illness & suicide]One of the best movies I’ve been in ages. It’s powerful & emotional. A brilliantly written movie about a father & his 6 kids who live in the woods and come back to civilization for their mother’s funeral. There are so many moments of[...]
Here we are again. I was staring at a blank whiteboard trying to re-imagine my business. I don’t know what I’m doing. At this point I felt a desire to change. It felt like wearing an itchy sweater. I knew it wasn’t right but wasn’t sure how to take it off or buy a new one. I let out a loud, exasperated sigh. I felt so stuck.[...]
“Just let it go, you can’t do anything about it anyway”“Just let go of it and move on”“It’s the way things are…”“Just accept it”Has anyone said things to you before?It feels like you're resigning. Like the problem is way bigger than you and that you can’t do anything to change it. It feels hopeless.It feels like giving up. I[...]
Recently I’ve been thinking back to the person I was 5 years ago. She was fearless and free. A total go-getter. High energy. Scattered. Playful. Enthusiastic. She had big dreams and the energy to do whatever it took to make them happen. It was all beautiful. As I’ve gotten older, I’ve retained a lot of those inspiring and maybe wild qualities -[...]
Today my therapist asked me: "What are you most scared of happening if your business fails?" He prepared to write my answer on the whiteboard, steadying the grip on the expo marker. “That everyone will think I’m a fraud” He turned around and looked at me. His eye widened. “Wow. I wasn't expecting that. That brea[...]
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