“True life is lived when tiny changes occur.” ~ Leo Tolstoy I slipped on my sneakers yesterday morning, looped the leather barrel laces together, and out of nowhere was ambushed by my brain. “You are behind schedule. You need to catch up.” In a nanosecond, my mood shifted. Gone was my joyful state, anticipating a brisk…
How to Reset Your Body & Mind
“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” ~ Marcel Proust Good morning from Boston! I am currently on a book tour for BUOYANT and have been reminded once more of the sweet reset travel offers to every fiber of my being. Travel has a way of getting under our skin…
How to Move the World
“Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world.” ~ Archimedes I wrote my first business plan in 2005 as part of an assignment in one of my Master of Entrepreneurship courses. Sixty-five pages long and filled with charts, graphs, pro forma statements, and data, it…
Ditch Fight or Flight for Creative Calm
When our brains are operating out of fight or flight, it’s impossible for us to access our creative calm. “I gather colors . . . for winter is gray.” ~ Frederick I think there is a second, global pandemic that is as contagious and debilitating as the one that has besieged us since March of…
Create a Life You Love & Change the World
How do we change the world? We start small. We create a life we love. “The world changes according to the way people see it, and if you alter,even by a millimeter, the way people look at reality, then you can change it.” ~ James Baldwin BUOYANT launched into the world this week, and I have felt…
How to Overcome Burnout
Working harder doesn’t help us overcome burnout. “When your mind awakens, your life comes alive, and the creative adventureof your soul takes off.” ~ John O’Donohue As entrepreneurs, we’re constantly pushing our limits. When we’re feeling unmotivated and uninspired, we think more discipline is the answer. We push ourselves harder, only to find we’re more…
