“My work is about living life to the fullest. Good requires bad. My eyes see beauty and possibility in the muck.”
I love life.
I love how people engage with one another. I’m utterly smitten with voice. How we talk, dress, move, eat, believe and act. No matter if I’m writing, consulting or speaking, I hone in on the whole situation and seek to polish all the golden nuggets before me.
I strive to capture all those wonderful understandings that slip through our fingertips, like love, death, safety, well-being, confidence, so we can hold onto them for a moment or two longer. Everything is personal because we are human beings striving to define and acquire success and hopefully, happiness.
I obsess about…
Subtly and Subtext
Women in Leadership
Laughter
Being a Good Person
My Dogs
“Nothing satisfies me more than helping other people soar.”
I grew up in California, Hawaii and Colorado and each had a tremendous impact on who I am today.
California for its vast diversity of people and landscapes. It felt like I spent everyday at the La Jolla shore with my older brother, Scott, who is a merman. Big and nordic and obsessed with sand between his toes. If not for him, I wouldn’t have become athletic and love the outdoors as much as I do. My appreciation and respect for nature and this extraordinary planet started very young and perpetuates my daily world.
Hawaii for its spirituality, and its commitment to community, music, and culture. No one place has my heart more than Hawaii. I have always felt as if I’m an extension of the plentiful life there. My blood was pierced with love and song and divinity from its sand, mountains and sea.
Colorado shaped and formed me. My undergrad education at the University of Colorado that earned me a Bachelor of Science in News Writing and Public Relations still serves me beyond my appreciation capacity. My first job. And my second. My first heartbreak. My first art show. My first book. My first story in print. So many first happened in the arms of the Colorado mountains. I still love feeling nostalgic of the life I left where the buffalo roam. . .
“Appreciation of failure is where magic thrives.”
I have many flaws, and I absolutely love to exploit every single one of them in my writing.
My tippy top fault is patience. I don’t like waiting for anything. Writing helps me with this. It’s a practice slows me down so I can listen and process properly. The business of authorship is as slow as it comes. It’s a lifetime investment. Perhaps the best one I’ve ever made…
I tend to barge and plunge and trip and fall. I used to hate quiet. Now I know the power of it. Writing is my sanity. It softens me and helps me feel. My mind is terribly empirical. I’m a numbers person. I adore facts, maps, and strategies. Writing has given me the gift of experiencing the life that’s happening all around me to the fullest.
My hope is that I infuse my work with all the emotion I feel as I write each word. I want the energy of the work to float up from the page and into every reader.
My Favorite Things
To do • Eat
To watch • Dark UK Mysteries
To dream about • Travel
On a Sunday • Have a long catch up with someone I adore
To write about • Possibility
To be • With friends
I consult and speak because it’s my dream life in real life.
The helping me is the best of me. I am meant to be the person who helps others make their dreams come true. I am a keen observer, detached and pragmatic. The way forward often lays down right in front of me. I let an entire strategy in mere moments. (You don’t have to believe me, I have references:))
I believe in study and training, in trial and in error. I believe in the art of the pivot and in letting go in order to grow. I don’t have all the answers. I know what questions to ask and what steps to take. The map is meant to be black and white, and easy to follow. So that our journey is filled with wrong turns that lead to celebratory destinations. How can we possibly know what fits if we can’t admit what doesn’t?
I am here to help you assuage every fear. I can be fearless enough for both/all of us until you get rooted in your strength, your truth, and your ever-evolving purpose. You matter to me.
I’m grateful to have you here with me visiting the site. I wish you well and I send you my best, always.
