Feb 28, 2014 | Business and Entrepreneurship, Money + Finances, Motivation, Professional Development
The thing about numbers is, we give them far too much power to make us feel bad. “Only” have 100 people reading your blog? That’s like speaking to a jam-packed coffee shop or on stage at a live speaking event. Alexandra Franzen reframes the...
Feb 27, 2014 | Life, Motivation, Stories
Ever have those voices in your head, while you’re working or trying something new? That ego. The voice that tells you, whispers softly, cruelly inside of your mind: “You aren’t good enough. This wasn’t very good. Why did you bother?...
Oct 11, 2013 | Conscious Community, Motivation, Reading List
You and me, we’re the magic of the internet. Last week I sent out a survey to readers to get a better sense of this community that we’re growing here. We had nearly 200 responses to the survey, and the results are in — Here’s what we look like:...
Oct 8, 2013 | Big Life Questions, Motivation, Organization+Strategy, Professional Development
I’ve noticed that when I hold on to things, it doesn’t mean that they get better. When I held on–and I held on so tight! –the writing didn’t get better, the launch of my newsletter didn’t get any better; it got longer. It almost...
Aug 22, 2013 | Life, Motivation
“For what it’s worth, it’s never too late or, in my case, too early to be whoever you want to be. There’s no time limit, stop whenever you want. You can change or stay the same, there are no rules to this thing. We can make the best or the worst of...
Jun 2, 2013 | Big Life Questions, Decision Making, Less is More: Living Minimally and Simply, Motivation, Post-It
Even the master yogi took a first class. To become anything, you have to begin. Start somewhere, take a tiny step. Something is better than nothing. Everyone starts somewhere.
