In the past few weeks, I’ve asked a couple of experts whom I trust to put an eye on my brand. Simply stated, that means I asked them to observe how I come across online. The feedback: that I’ve been holding back, watering down my power, and not exercising my VOICE. Ouch. I’ve never feared [...]
Category Archives: beginnings
There’s a New skirt! in Town
If you read this blog regularly, you know that posts are often…lacking. I don’t post very often because, quite honestly, I struggle with what to write about. Sure, the purpose of this blog is to recount my experiences as a self-employed, freelance writer and single mother. Which leaves me the opportunity to talk about motherhood. [...]
2011: My Year of Living Intentionally
Earlier tonight, I posted this tweet: “Three days into the new year, and the whole world is opening up. It’s no coincidence; it’s the way I intend this year to be.” Before you go off and say that I’m arrogant or cocky, consider my point: in life, there are very few things we can control. [...]
The Thing About Taking Risks
The thing about taking risks is that no matter how many you’ve taken before, it never gets easier. There is always that moment before you step out where you think, “Uh-oh. What if I fail or it turns out to be wrong or it’s a bad decision” or any other multitude of defeatist thoughts. And [...]
When the Student is Ready, the Teachers Appear…as Art
Nearly one year ago, I started this blog to chronicle my journey into self-employment. “Startup in Stilettos,” I called it, to celebrate my zig-zag dance to the side of success in soloentrepreneurship. I read other writers’ blogs and wondered if I was on the right path. It’s awfully hard to hear your own voice when [...]
Eat, Pray…Live
I remember the day I got married like it was yesterday: my soon-to-be husband and I stood in the chambers of the Justice of the Peace, staring blankly at the elderly officiant with wireframe glasses who tried to make us laugh by telling lame jokes. I specifically recall him telling me to hit my husband [...]
Growing up and getting on
Try though I might, I can’t deny it: my little boy is growing up. Grasping at puberty’s coattails. I haven’t noticed the obvious changes, like the deepening voice, just yet. But I have taken note of the subtle defiances — the attitude, not doing what he’s told the first time, trying to sneak in just [...]
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