Earlier this year, I discovered a new hobby: Furniture Flipping. In case you’ve missed this trend all over social media, it’s when people take tired old vintage, antique, or boring mass-produced furniture and freshen it up with paint, refinishing, and other creative ways to give it some oomph. When I was clearing out some of…
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Is it Time to Change Your M.O.?
We all have a certain m.o. And if we let it, that m.o. runs the show. Your modus operandi — or m.o. for short — is how you work. It’s the way you approach things, the manner in which you tackle a challenge, and the habits you carry out every day. If it’s working for…
Old Lessons Made New to Finish 2023 Strong
It’s hard to believe we’re already heading into the fourth quarter of 2023, but it’s coming right up. So … how’s it going? Would your September 2022 self be proud? Are you on track to reach your goals? Did you blow by your wildest expectations? Have you made some wrong turns or hit detours? No…
Are you good enough?
If I had a dollar for every time someone told me they didn’t feel good enough, I’d be on the Forbes list right behind Bezos. Okay, I’m exaggerating … but it sure seems like it sometimes. I dream of being a writer, but I’m not good enough. I want to go after a big promotion,…
Why did I get “L❤️VE” tattooed on my arm?
If you missed last week’s note, I talked about the lessons I learned hanging out in a tattoo parlor over the holidays, and it sparked some curiosity — • Why a tattoo?, and L❤️VE? I touched on it briefly, but it probably deserves further explanation. What makes a woman approaching a certain milestone birthday suddenly get…
Shifting Gears to Fulfill a Childhood Dream
No role models. No expectation to even go to college. A dream beaten out of him. And yet, this dream did not entirely disappear, and now this man is able to say, “Finally, I am free of this, and I can go after something I’ve always wanted.” Car mechanic shifts gears, becomes a doctor at…