Posted in dogs, generosity, gifts, kindness, New York City, tagged postaday2011 on July 31, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Phineas and I got caught in the downpour on Friday night. I had gone to pick him up from his first time at daycare and the raging storm took us by surprise as we made our way home. We were both crouched underneath an awning outside Cafe Frida, my favorite Mexican restaurant in our neighborhood. [...]
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Posted in blog, books, news, writing, tagged postaday2011 on July 30, 2011 | 7 Comments »
I’ve been on the hunt for some new blogs to add to my regular reading. Here are a few of my recent favorite finds. The Found Gen is “an independent publishing house and story/scripting group that focuses on providing the world with original stories and works from authors who represent the best of what the [...]
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Posted in 1, career, change, work, tagged postaday2011 on July 29, 2011 | 6 Comments »
“You know the rule: If you are falling, dive. Do the thing that has to be done.” ~ Joseph Campbell (given to me by reader, MJ) “If you have a financial safety net, you’ll always be able to walk away. And that in and of itself will prevent you from having to walk because you [...]
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Posted in generosity, happiness, impact, kindness, tagged postaday2011 on July 28, 2011 | 6 Comments »
“Aim above morality. Be not simply good. Be good for something.” ~ Henry David Thoreau via Tiny Buddha This week I’ve been preoccupied with and writing about a mission-driven life and the power of making our own personal missions the center of our work. A fulfilling, meaningful life requires a cause, a passion, a center. [...]
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Posted in dreams, frustration, future, passion, patience, tagged postaday2011 on July 27, 2011 | 6 Comments »
“Patience is the companion of wisdom.” ~ St. Augustine Lately I’ve been itching to run, just take off on the open road of life so to speak and not look back. I’m not exactly sure where this feeling came from or why it’s persisting, but it is certainly familiar to me. It’s been a while [...]
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Posted in career, change, commitment, courage, tagged postaday2011 on July 26, 2011 | 6 Comments »
“The irony of commitment is that it’s deeply liberating — in work, in play, in love. The act frees you from the tyranny of your internal critic, from the fear that likes to dress itself up and parade around as rational hesitation. To commit is to remove your head as the barrier to your life.” [...]
Posted in career, tagged postaday2011 on July 25, 2011 | 6 Comments »
Through the generosity of my friend, career guru, and founder of Exaqueo, Susan Strayer, I’m running my very first contest on this blog. Susan is speaking about the importance of having a strong personal brand at Mediabistro’s Career Circus on August 4th at 92YTribeca NYC. As a speaker, she has two free guest passes to [...]
Posted in film, media, New York Times, news, newspapers, tagged postaday2011 on July 24, 2011 | 8 Comments »
I love the volume of news and information that literally flows through my hands on my phone. I can quickly and easily catch up on world events as I wait in line was and commute to work. I no longer print out directions or make lists for groceries and errands. I just store it all [...]
Posted in career, nonprofit, story, yoga, tagged postaday2011 on July 23, 2011 | 2 Comments »
“Stories can conquer fear, you know. They can make the heart bigger.” ~ Ben Okri This week I learned an enormous amount about the power of authentic storytelling. I founded Compass Yoga to provide yoga and wellness programming to populations dealing with specific health concerns. Given the incredible need, we are focusing our efforts on [...]
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Posted in choices, clarity, dreams, faith, tagged postaday2011 on July 22, 2011 | 2 Comments »
“What we need is more people who specialize in the impossible.” ~Theodore Roethke A few days ago, the brilliant Tom Friedman wrote his weekly New York Times opinion piece on “The Start-up of You“. It’s a quick read, insightful, and hopeful. The last few lines are particularly poignant for me: You have to strengthen the [...]
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