Place Close your eyes. (Read this first) What is your perfect place? What does it look like? Smell like? Feel like? What’s going on there? What are you doing there? Who are you with? Ok, come back here for a minute. When was the last time you did that? I don’t just mean daydream, because … Continue reading Place
Dream
“Being realistic is the most common path to mediocrity.” ― Will Smith How often do we really DREAM? How big do we dare to dream? What is holding us back from dreaming as big as we really could? Marianne Williamson put it beautifully: “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear … Continue reading Dream
Isolation
Isolation I sit at this restaurant at the only table that has an outlet that I can charge my laptop at while I work on a few things. I am working .. but not. What was utter exhaustion earlier has turned into utter inspiration after fulfilling my appetite with cabbage-seafood- and vegetable stir-fry and … Continue reading Isolation
Out of Control?
There is a, in my opinion, lyrical revelation in the song I want to share with you today. 2014 for me has been a very turbulent yet very forward moving and purposeful year for me. Maybe you can relate??
Richmond Marathon, 26.2 All Over Again!
Get ready for this - I MATCHED my PR time.
NYC Marathon – Race Report – Start Line!
From months of training alone, months of eating according to what would help my body recover and perform best, months of working on my mind and mentality, months of persevering. This was my prize | http://youtu.be/FmpltOXhJhU
NYC Marathon – Race Report – Night Before & Morning of!
The train arrived at 1230 at Pennsylvania Station in NYC. Hooray! First thing on the agenda? A hot meal! I had been up for 9 hours eating nothing but oats, fruit, and Clif bars! Where's the delicious NY food at?! I found a deli right across the street. This was perfect! I was SO … Continue reading NYC Marathon – Race Report – Night Before & Morning of!
Purpose + Passion > Success
Don't chase success. Success will flee. Chase purpose, chase passion, and success will chase you. I learned something the other night that may seem elementary at first, but it profoundly struck my heart and changed my vision of what I see when in my work. I never knew how much my clients would change me … Continue reading Purpose + Passion > Success
Vision, part 6
“If you want to build a ship, don’t herd people together to collect wood and don’t assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea.” – Antoine de Saint-Exupery “A leader will find it difficult to articulate a coherent vision unless it expresses his core values, … Continue reading Vision, part 6
Vision, part 5
What values are you carrying with you along the way to your vision, your goal, your ideal life? The way you get there is just as important, if not more, than where you are headed. Are you doggedly determined to get there any way possible, even if you have to lie, cheat, steal? The majority … Continue reading Vision, part 5