I have noticed something interesting in my business lately. My inbox is becoming filled with messages from corporate women looking to break into the entrepreneurial world…

I spent this past weekend up at the lake. Getting ready for our trip, we packed the day before (no small feat with all of the infant gear), and decided it would be fun to pick our son up from school early and hit the open road…

Before our recorded conversation about investing in yourself, Paula Mallis, Rachel Langer and I were on the phone talking about the topic and what it brought to mind for each of us. Rachel said she was only willing to invest in things that "move the needle"…

Adventure is part of my personal process. When I'm doing something new my senses awaken and I'm more open, creative and inspired. I also find that nature is a potent catalyst for clarity. So, twice a year I take my mastermind clients on a day retreat…

Adventure is part of my personal process. When I'm doing something new my senses awaken and I'm more open, creative and inspired. I also find that nature is a potent catalyst for clarity. So, twice a year I take my mastermind clients on a day retreat…

I recently attended a retreat on the topic of "Miracle Consciousness" in Ojai. It was only afterwards that something profound hit me.

Have you ever found yourself faced with a decision you really hated?

A few weeks ago, we found out that our sweet French Bulldog, Luella, had cancer. The news was hard and sad and we didn't know what it meant.

This will be the last essay for some time as I prepare to sign-off and give birth to my second child. There is so much I am doing differently with this baby, one of which is hiring a birthing coach—but not in the ways you probably think…

At the beginning of my current mastermind, one of the women shared that this was going to be the year she "broke up with corporate America".

In such an entrepreneurial group, this goal was met with support and celebration. Many of the others in the group had themselves left the corporate world to create their own businesses.

Image: Moonscapes mural by David Rivas Botello and Wayne Alaniz Healy

This might sound morbid, but have you ever written your obituary?

A few years ago, I had a rather memorable experience at the DMV in Culver City, Los Angeles. Strange, I know. All of my prior DMV encounters were in New York and they were pretty miserable, so my expectations were low.

Imposter Syndrome is something I've noticed so many of my clients come up against. Entrepreneurs who secretly worry they are ill-equipped for their roles. Executives who stay up at night anxious that perhaps they're not qualified for the big titles they have, or the big goals they are tasked with.

I talk so much about how our businesses, especially as entrepreneurs, are catalysts for our personal growth. I have learned and practiced many skills in my business that have shaped the values I extend into other areas of my life. Today, I'm going to share one with you.

What happens when you want to do something, but feel held back by the money? In our work, this most often shows up as golden handcuffs, when something we no longer longer wish to do brings in a level of financial stability that makes it difficult to walk away.

There were a few questions submitted on this topic—and it's a good one— so I'm going to address it here.

I have personally come up against this many times, both as an employee and an entrepreneur.

It's fascinating to me how, in business culture, failure is constantly talked about as a positive thing, and a part of innovation. But even if our society claims to celebrate and accept failure, most people don't actually feel safe enough to fail, especially in this economy.

Going on adventures—big and small— helps inspire me. It's not just being in a new environment, it's also participating in the experience of it, that helps me feel connected to myself, to the flow of ideas, to other people, and to the world.

Sometimes, I find these experiences in a great retail store, or in nature. I hope to find them again through travel soon enough.

This week, I was reminded of a small, close to home adventure that I went on pre-pandemic.

Have you ever wanted to make a decision that went against the practical information you had at the time? A decision that didn't "make sense" but that you just felt in your bones was what you wanted to do?

I've been thinking a lot lately about risk, and how as adults we calculate risk. It's a head game, very intellectual. The pro and con list goes on the page and we add what we believe are these "matter of fact" items to either column.

But what's often missing here is how something FEELS. We get so stuck in the over-thinking that we become detached from our instinct, our heart, our gut.

I recently spoke to an entrepreneur who shared that what she really wanted was more money AND more sleep. When I asked her why she wasn't getting enough sleep, she replied that her mind started racing at night and it kept her up.

I bet so many of you can relate.

On a Friday morning in the summer, I sat in my backyard and read an article in the Wall Street Journal about cooking, something we have all been doing a lot more of over these quarantine months.

The writer shared how she had found the perfect recipe for a sweltering summer day from a cookbook she admired. The recipe was for a cold salad, with figs and mint and other yummy things. She set out to make it. But after she began she realized she didn’t have nearly enough figs and no mint and was also missing the walnuts. But she was already underway, so she did something we all must do during this time, she improvised.

This week, I submitted the entire first draft of my book to my writing coach for review. It was exhilarating and terrifying. This book has been a dream of mine for so long, and this milestone felt like a signal that my dream is becoming reality. I also found it deeply vulnerable to share my most intimate stories and words for a stranger to critique. I turned that puppy in and then I took myself to the beach.

The thrill of doing something that scared and electrified me carried me through the entire week. I was buzzing and alive and proud.

But it almost didn't happen.