I recently read this thoroughly enjoyable GQ interview with Jason Sudeikis. I recommend reading the whole thing, even if you don’t watch Ted Lasso (I sadly don’t thanks to a lack of Apple TV), but I wanted to share this part: [Sudeikis] acknowledged it had been a hard year. Not…
There’s a part in Steve Martin’s novella Shopgirl where a character (Ray Porter, which Steve Martin plays in the film adaptation) is navigating his kitchen, preparing a meal in the most efficient way possible. (I tried to find it to paste here—no such luck, sorry! Just know that it is…
I was fired from my first job. I was 16, and I worked as a receptionist at my dance studio. I would check tiny ballerinas in for class, collect tuition from parents, and occasionally sell a leotard or a pair of tights. It was a great job for a high…
If you’ve ever had an a-ha moment, where the answer was suddenly clear or you came up with a brilliant new idea, it might have seemed like a lightbulb switched on right over your head. But what had to happen to get that bulb to light up? For me, it…
What have you taught yourself to do? Really on your own—no instruction, no classes. Maybe it was something big like how to play the piano or ride a bike, or something small like how to do a VLOOKUP in Excel (small but mighty!). That question came to me the other…
I used to be a Maxxinista, but until last weekend, I couldn’t tell you the last time I set foot inside a TJ Maxx. But last week, we had some neighbors over for a doggy playdate and drinks (for the humans), and they were talking about a recent shopping trip…
Perhaps a timely follow-up to my last post about originality in a market that seems saturated, last week, my LinkedIn newsletter included the latest Axios-Harris Poll on most reputable companies. According to John Gerzema, CEO of The Harris Poll: “In the case of both Patagonia and Chick-fil-A, Americans praise them…
This post is a rant and a pep talk. First, the rant. I have repeatedly purchased the wrong peanut butter at the grocery store. I keep accidentally buying Jif Natural Crunchy instead of Jif Natural Creamy and it is infuriating. (I’m not here to debate whether creamy is better than…
Last week, during a mini mastermind session with my friend Christa, I was sharing about a challenge I was dealing with. While I was describing it, I added, “I’m casual, but I’m not lax.” Christa stopped me and said, “Oooh, that’s such an important distinction to make!” And we moved…
Celebrating your own successes is incredibly important. Doing it keeps you motivated and helps you “live in the now” instead of just moving on to the next thing. And it infuses some fun and whimsy into the day-to-day. It’s all about sustainability. Also: I’m terrible at it. This year has…
