Posted in feelings, happiness, Marcus Buckingham on March 31, 2010 | 2 Comments »
I’m working on a project that involves researching the female consumer’s changing behaviors during this latest economic downturn. As part of that research, I went back to Marcus Buckingham’s columns for the Huffington Post about the state of women’s happiness. In reading through the articles again, I found myself thinking about the 5 questions Buckingham [...]
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Posted in design, Examiner, innovation, product development on March 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Another great innovation interview over on Examiner. I had the extreme pleasure to connect with Ben Kaufman, Founder of quirky. quirky is for every person who has an idea for a product or service (and don’t we all?!) and isn’t quite sure how to start bringing it to life. Check out the interview here.
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Posted in books, creativity, design, hope on March 30, 2010 | 4 Comments »
On Bruce Nussbaum‘s recommendation, I just started reading Glimmer: How Design Can Change Your Life and Maybe Even the World by Warren Berger. I’m only a few pages into the introduction and already my mind is reeling with ideas and inspiration. Thinking and learning about design gives me more energy than a gallon of coffee. [...]
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Posted in entrepreneurship, Examiner on March 29, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Exciting stuff on Examiner.com today – my interview with Laura Sandall, President of Gold Marketing Group. After 20 years at Target, inventing the modern-day concept of a pop-up store, she struck out on her own. Her story is full of courage and wise advice on going your own way. Check it out – click here [...]
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“Yoga is a balance of effort and ease. ” ~ Stacey Sperling, my yoga teacher “It takes 7 years to get to enlightenment. 9 if you really try.” ~ Will Duprey, my yoga teacher 3 weekends of yoga teacher training down, 4 to go. We’re now 1/3 of the way through the course. I can [...]
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Posted in 1 on March 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
“Weeds are flowers too, once you get to know them.” ~ A. A. Milne “Judgment stops thought.” ~ Mr. Dietrich, my 9th grade English teacher My 9th grade English teacher, Mr. Dietrich, was an odd guy, and at first I thought he was a terrible teacher. He did a module of lessons with us that [...]
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Posted in happiness, time on March 26, 2010 | 7 Comments »
“The only thing that keeps a man going is energy. And what is energy but liking life?” ~ Louis Auchincloss Today someone whom I volunteer with tried to give away my time. A month ago I had offered to help with an event this person is running and then, unbeknownst to me, she assigned me [...]
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Posted in happiness, harmony on March 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
“Just as cotton is swayed in the direction of the winds coming and going, so should one surrender oneself to one’s enthusiasm, and in this way one’s supernormal powers will thrive. ” ~ Shantideva ch. 7 v 75 Beth, one of the most supportive readers on the planet, sent me a comment with this quote [...]
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Posted in happiness, harmony, yoga on March 24, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Tonight I spent 3 hours at Sonic Yoga – 1.5 hours practicing and 1.5 hours observing. At the start of my practice, my yoga teacher, Stacey, asked us to consider moments in our lives that were completely right, when we felt everything in our lives was working together in harmony. “I bet all your chakras [...]
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