2018 in Review
Every year I send a holiday card. This was 2018’s. I closed 2018, the same way I closed 2017, at a candlelight Tula Hot Yoga Class that ended at mid-night, with a post-class ceremony to send our wishes into the universe. …
Category: Books
Singapore – Days 3 to 5
Christmas is apparently a big deal in Singapore. The decorations go on for miles. On Day 3, the person I was travelling with changed flights and flew home early. Definitely a life experience that I’d prefer not to repeat. I …
Courage, Risk-taking, Resilience, and Managing Ambiguity
How do you rate on these traits? A recent Harvard Business Review Article (We Interviewed 57 Female CEOs to Find Out How More Women Can Get to the Top) investigated the behavioral traits and career paths of Fortune 1000 and …
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Checking in
The Venture Deals Class ended. Certificate Earned. I am meeting an online teammate in person later this week, as she’ll be in Denver pitching her company. The virtual made real. I love this. They extended some deadlines at the end, …
How did I miss this?
So I’ve been an Amazon Prime member for years (free shipping! hooray; also Prime movies and TV – because BOSCH!). But, my first love is books. Apparently as an Amazon Prime member I get access to one free Kindle book per …
Book Trust
This week I went to an event hosted by Book Trust Vino & Libri (seriously wine & books – two of my favorite things) – they make sure grade school kids who don’t have the money to buy books are able to …
Amazon & the State of Colorado have come to a truce
Once upon a time, I was a very happy Amazon Associate and Reseller. And then Colorado changed its tax laws and Colorado residents were banned from participation. I saw a headline recently where Amazon would soon collect Sales Tax for Colorado. Today …
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Be Unexpected
I started reading Chris Guillebeau back in 2008 when I stumbled upon his manifesto entitled “a brief guide to world domination*: How to Live a Remarkable Life in a Conventional World *and other important goals.” direct PDF link. It’s still worth a …
Commitment
The last two weeks have been all about commitment, saying yes, and choosing between divergent paths. Because my friends decided to sell the condo I’ve been renting (10 showings Saturday alone), I briefly explored rental options in Denver (not optimal), …
Change is coming
All that you touch You Change. All that you change Changes you. The only lasting truth Is Change. God Is Change. This is how Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler begins (copyright 1993). I have been pondering and trying …