I’ve had a lot of conflicted thoughts about what to say about the Orlando shooting. There are so many twisted threads to it: that the shooter targeted people in the LGBTQ community; […]
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The Fear of Missing Out Causes Us to Miss Out
“But what about all of those things you’ll miss out on?” FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) can be a really powerful force. via The One Simple Thing I Do to Live a […]
The Four Levels of Communication
You may forget the one with whom you have laughed, but never the one with whom you have wept. – Kahlil Gibran Have you ever been in a conversation with someone and […]
Sonia Took The Stairs
I wanted to share the story below, pulled from Facebook. It’s from Sonia Quinones, a Lift Off Alum Family Member who recently decided to leave her job *** I finally told the […]
What's Your Next Move?
No matter how you got here, you are here. What’s your next move? (click to tweet – thanks) If it’s been a good journey to this point, great. What’s your next move? […]
Beside Every Valley There Grows A Peak
Editor’s Note: This is a continuation of our core conversation, “Extraordinary Women Change the World.” In our last post, Barbara Stafford shares her experience facing adversity in the wild. Today, Elisa Doucette talks about what […]
Out of a Different Kind of Darkness
I’m going to share a hard story with you about what’s been going on behind the scenes. It’s a story of struggle, perservance, and slow triumph and it’s still in-progress. I’m breaking […]
Getting Some Perspective On Your Epic Losses and Failures
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Cath Duncan of Creative Grief Studio and Remembering For Good. I know this is the season when we’re all supposed to be jolly, but for many people who’ve […]
Eyes Forward
When you’re looking at successful people, remember that you’re looking at people who have made a lot of mistakes in their time. They’ve bought the crap. They’ve bought into the crap. They’ve […]
My Second Run At Being A Captain
I found myself missing being in the Army last week. When Angela found out about it, she didn’t find herself missing us being in the Army, so a constructive and transformative conversation […]
Every Moment Is a Chance to Practice
Many of us live by high ideals. The challenge of living with such high ideals is that we often find we don’t live up to them. We want to be openly generous […]
What I'm Here To Do
Editor’s note: I recorded this as a podcast for Productive Flourishing long after I originally published this post. I hope you enjoy it, and if you’d like to hear more episodes of the […]
Keep Learning and Helping – Let Go Of Regret
[If you’re reading this via email or RSS, you may have to click through to watch the short video.] One of the beauties of maturing is that you learn new ways to […]
The Celebrity Conundrum: How To Use Your Status Without Losing Yourself
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Marissa Bracke. You don’t get to decide whether you’re a guru*. First, we have to establish two things: one, you control your own reactions, […]
Harnessing the Power of Endings
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Ali Hale from Aliventures. As well as writing blog posts and the occasional ebook, I write fiction. And one of the things I struggle […]
You Won’t See Your Big Hit Ahead of Time
If you listen to the stories artists tell about their careers, you’ll often hear them admit that their hits were something they never saw coming. This cuts across artistic endeavors. I tweeted […]
You Don't Know What You'll Do Until You Do It
Do you want to know who you are? Don’t ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you. – Thomas Jefferson If you’ve never been in a situation that required you to be […]
Love, in 140 Characters
[This is a video post, so you might need to click through if you’re reading this via email or RSS.] We had to take Angela to the hospital yesterday, but this post […]