I went to see Oceans 8 last weekend and I loved it. Maybe a little too much. I was ABSOLUTELY DELIGHTED to watch those 8 women problem solve, plan, and execute a massive heist at the Met Gala. A big time heist movie with diamonds and dresses. The setting was phenomenal. What really got me, …
Pricing: Setting a Minimum
It is SO VERY TEMPTING when you're a freelancer to take whatever job someone wants to give you or to start up a new client for a very small project. SOMEBODY WANTS TO PAAAAAYYYYYYY MEEEEEEE! (Oprah voice.) At the beginning that's cool because you gotta have jobs. I have spent TEN. LONG. …
Maybe It’s Me
I was sitting on the airplane banging my head against the window. The pilot had just come on the loudspeaker and said, "Well, we have to take a different flight path, so we need more fuel. Problem is, it's lightning. So the fuel trucks can't be out. BE NICE TO THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS. THIS ISN'T …
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The most exciting two minutes in sports happens every year on the first Saturday in May. I went to watch the ponies run at Churchill Downs when I was 14 or 15, the trip a birthday gift from my parents to their horse-crazy daughter. Because I was underage, my dad only let me eat the ice out of the …
Building Something People Beg You To Participate In
The ChattaJack 31: It's really 32. The year I did it we had the "Hell Fog." That's what happens when the water is maybe 60 or 70 degrees and the air is more like 30 degrees. One year it was kind of warm and there was no current on the river because that's what happens when the good people of …
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Internet Proclamations
It has become customary if someone is leaving a Facebook group to announce in the group: "I'm OUT!" We don't really do that at parties. We don't stand on a chair, bringing the party to a complete standstill, making everyone stop talking, and holler, "GOODNIGHT I'M LEAVING. TRY TO HAVE FUN WITHOUT …
Easy Actions to Increase Revenue
I had to save 12 months worth of taxes in 6 months because of disorganization! (Lest you think I always have my act together.) It happens to all of us. BUT in order to do that, I had to implement some revenue-related actions. And it seems like they worked well, so I'm keepin''em and sharin' 'em with …
How I Conserve Energy
At home during the day, I leave the dishes in the sink, the laundry in the dryer, mail on the counter, etc. and so forth. I clean up NOTHING. I leave a mess in my wake. (I clean it up at the end of the workday.) I used to feel bad about it. Then, today, while I was eating lunch and reading a …
Why I Worked With a Business Coach
I've talked about being in the right place at the right time before, and that's kind of how I ended up with my own business coach, Theresa Loe. She has done phenomenal things with her business, and last summer she started offering group coaching so that it was affordable to more people. I was at the …
VACATION! (6 Days No Email)
Hi y'all! Well, I made it through my half marathon. There was a lot of mind over matter happening. More importantly, I took a VACATION (VACATION requires all caps!) with my husband and I got to ENJOY it because I wasn't looking at email and potentially getting stressed or worried or …
