Are you feeling overwhelmed by the world right now? Being of service and using your gifts to help others may lift your spirits. For many years I had a blog called Have Fun * Do Good and a podcast called the Big Vision Podcast. In both places, I profiled people who were working to make … Continue reading Service and giving as an antidote to despair in these times
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Are you managing yourself in a nurturing way?
What would happen to your Big Vision for your work in the world if you managed yourself in a nurturing way? One of the main reasons people leave their jobs is because of their manager, but that's not surprising right? We've all had a bad manager at some point. Someone who: Had unreasonable expectationsBlamed you … Continue reading Are you managing yourself in a nurturing way?
May you be kind to your writing self
Forget inner critic exercises. Cultivate self-compassion to open the door to your creativity instead.
You are a good writer. Really.
"I'm not a good writer."
I hear this often from my clients and students.
Does writing come more easily to some people than to others? Yup.
Does writing take practice? Yup.
Can having someone edit your work improve your writing? Yup.
Big Vision Love Day: Pay What You Can Feb 10
I woke up yesterday feeling like my heart was shrinking. Something about witnessing the repeated acts of selfishness, unkindness, intolerance and hate in the news and on social media was making me feel small, powerless, and contracted. And then a video of someone bringing gifts to young people in a shelter for homeless LGBTQ youth … Continue reading Big Vision Love Day: Pay What You Can Feb 10