I have been feeling the occasional twinge of stress around money lately. Although I am in transition, starting a new business and it is normal for me not to be bringing in as much money as I did last year when I had my steady job. My currency this year is mainly in...
I keep hearing that “why” we do things is much more important than “what” we do. I was asked to ponder this and write about it for an education conference I’ll be speaking at next week in Palm Springs. Here is what came to me. My love...
The SXSW (pronounced South by Southwest) family of conferences and festivals that is held in Austin, TX every year started with a music festival in 1987. They promote themselves as the “premier destination for discovery” and a space for intellectual and creative...
I was driving on a remote stretch of road on an island in NC when I heard a loud “pop” and my car began to overheat. It was getting dark and a big nor’easter was rolling in. I was on a particularly narrow stretch of road with water on both sides. I had just arrived to...
2014, I will miss you. You gave me the courage and opportunity to give my first keynote address, graduation speech and to lead mindfulness workshops from Vegas to Boston, all in the service of liberation and joy. You gave me a whole new tribe of friends (you know who...
