I remember when I was a kid and being asked "what do you want to be when you grow up?" My answer never wavered."I want to be an artist!" I would proclaim to every person who asked.I was met with skepticism, concern, and sometimes even downright meanness."Wouldn't you rather do something MEANINGFUL?""You'll never be a Rembrandt.""It's too competitive to make a living""Why waste your intelligence on a hobby?""You can be anything you set your mind to"Yet in my 52 years, my answer has always been

I walked away from a position as a CEO at an up and coming Non-Profit for VeteransI did. And I am darn proud of it.Why, you may ask, would anyone walk away from a prestigious title and all the fanfare and stuff that goes with it?Easy. Success cannot be measured in titles. Success can only be measured in movement. The organization that I so loved and fought for remained stagnant no matter what I tried to put in place to stimulate growth. Sometimes the best way to move forward is to move aside. I

The next time you are feeling like you should do something, reframe that "should" to "get to".Examples: I should do the dishes vs. I have dishes! I get to do them!I should lose weight vs. I get to decide if I go to the gym today.I should get started on that project vs. I get to use my knowledge and expertise to do something important.I should save more money vs. I get to use my money however I see it needs to be used.You see, "should" is a social construct. "Should" is judgey. "Should" is naggi

As usual, what a strange and unusual past few months it has been! My laptop died a horrible, agonizing death and I was not in a position to replace it until recently. Yikes! That's a few months of work I can't get back!Luckily my sites are still in their infant stages so hopefully they will whirl back to life with a little love and some attention. Actually I know this to be true. I posted an article on one of my sites and not even an hour later had some google indexing going on. Pretty exciting

Color! Who knew it was such an important topic that people needed? Well, to be completely honest, not me! I have a degree in fine arts so color is sort of second nature to me. I felt the need to address color because one of my posts was about creating a personal brand. That article started spiraling out of control because there is just so much to talk about. I wrote a supplement to my article this morning all about choosing a color palette.The responses have been completely unexpected and overw