Next week is Thanksgiving, and although 2020 has been a wild year, there’s still much to be grateful for... I wanted to share some new tools that I’ve used and seen because practicing gratitude intentionally every day has changed my life, and I think if you tried it it could change yours, too.
Read MoreOur surprise November guest is Karisa Keasey. Award winning artist, Karisa Keasey, has been using her paintings to raise awareness and funds for the most marginalized people in the world for over 6 years. After visiting an orphanage in India during college, she could no longer paint without a purpose.
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We’ve all been there: you set a New Year’s Resolution or a goal throughout the year, only to get to November and December and realize that you have failed to live up to your own expectations. When we don’t live up to our own high standards, we feel bad. Like, unmotivated and questioning whether to keep writing bad. Have you ever felt this way?
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Mental health is something people don’t talk about enough in business, if at all, even though it’s an absolutely essential piece of the conversation… I’m going to share some things no one tells you about being a business owner because if you or someone close to you is thinking about starting a business, you need to know.
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Our October guest is Margarita Meyendorff. The daughter of a Russian Baron, Margarita Meyendorff (Mourka) was born displaced, far from the opulence of Imperial Russia that was her birthright. A series of wars destroyed this privileged existence, and Margarita’s life became a series of extraordinary moves…
Read MoreCapturing Your Confidence is growing! I’m very excited to welcome a new contributor to the team. Over the past year and a half (if you can believe it’s already been that long), I’ve loved writing new content for you each week. I still do! Adding Holly to the team will allow us to work on putting up more than one piece of content per week and keep up with the increasing interest in book reviews & interviews with authors!
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The holiday season is almost here! Soon it will be cold and we’ll be thinking about feasting at Thanksgiving and gift giving for Christmas. In preparation of the busy season (or if you’re an early shopper like me), I put together a list of some great books to give your Secret Santa this year - assuming they like to read!
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I am a big proponent of learning and personal development. You could say it’s a passion, but in truth, it’s also a strength of mine that I happen to enjoy. Around this time of year, with fall semester in full swing, I think fondly of the first time I heard of the term growth mindset. It wasn’t until grad school! I’ve always wondered how my college experience might have been different if I’d known about it earlier…One of my favorite groups to talk with about growth mindset is writers.
Read MoreTara Westover’s powerful memoir, Educated, is a testament to the strength of the human spirit. It challenges what many of us think we know not just about Mormon beliefs, but also religion in general. Above all, it makes you think about the way we see our lives, as well as others, and how becoming aware of other perspectives can literally change your life.
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Our August guest is Dr. Vanessa Rapatz. Vanessa Rapatz is an Assistant Professor of English at Ball State University. She studies and teaches early modern British literature as well as studies in drama, and special topics on sexuality, gender, and performance. She is the author of Convents and Novices in Early Modern English Dramatic Works: In Media Res. She has also published in Studies in English Literature and co-authored a chapter on women's collaboration in Shakespeare for an Ashgate edited collection.
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