Challenge Your Assumptions
You’ve heard the saying: When you “ASSUME,” you make an “ASS” out of “U” and “ME.”
Don’t be an ass.
When to Listen to (and Trust!) Your Gut
We all have an inner voice that comes from years of experience and a sense of intuition and that guides us. But all too often it’s drowned out by doubt and questioning and noise. Here’s how to quiet your mind so that it can listen to your heart and follow your gut.
Feeling Like a Fraud? Embrace It!
If you don’t have imposter syndrome, you’re not playing a big enough game! Here’s how to turn that stumbling block of feelings of inferiority into your superpower.
Be the Kidney Bean in a Can Full of Chick Peas
This was no mix-up at the bean cannery.
This was a meant-to-be bean. It is, in so many ways, so much more than a bean.
It’s a story. And the story has a moral for all of us.
Your Friend Jen is Tired…
It can be hard to look at someone who others think looks like you and think… do I look like that? Hmm, I thought I was… prettier.
What’s that Word? Battling Brain Fog
My inability to determine the word I’m trying to say coincides with the increasing incidents of walking purposefully into a room only to completely forget upon arrival what I am doing there.
A Sprinkle of Confidence
What if I could take confidence from those who have WAY too much of it (I’m looking at you, Bravado Bill) and give it to Tentative Tammy over here.
Imagine what we could do if we could spread confidence around like glitter and sprinkle it on those who need it most!
Clean Up Your Crap!
This is not actually a post about dog poop.
It’s about all the crap in our lives that requires daily clean-up.
The Positivity of Pointless Pursuits
What’s that thing you want to do but you don’t because you feel it should be more worthwhile, more purposeful, more relevant?
What’s that thing you hold yourself back from because you think you’re not that good at it and your inner narrator questions, “What’s the point?”
Isn’t the point just to do it because you want to?
A (Much-Needed) Modern-Day Disney Princess
Traditional fairy tales will tell you that a woman needs a man to be complete, happy, or successful. Instead, why not encourage independence, courage, and power to young girls?
Next Chapter with Carolyn Kiel: Sharing Stories
How one woman’s creative discovery led to a platform where ordinary people can share extraordinary things!
Own Your Chops!
Just what does it mean to “have the chops?” And – I’m not busting your chops here, but – why do you think you DON’T have them?