“To me, life—all the good and all the bad—is such a pleasure. We get this one, beautiful chance to light up among others and show them we see the good within us all.”
When curiosity leads us to INTEREST, we generate miracles!
I love to engage. I’m completely smitten with voice. I’m coming at voice from a writerly lens. It’s our style, our subtleties, our way of being. How we talk, dress, move, eat, believe and act. When I write and work with my clients, I hone in on a whole situation, toss it up in the air, add in more chaos, then a little more, and as the pieces begin to fall into place before me, I seek to polish all the golden nuggets into a fulsome, entertaining, and inspiring story or client success.
There is not difference to me between building a home, writing a book, navigating a giant electronic medical record install or digital strategy. It may seem odd to some… not to me. Because I have studied story so intently, I know that the art of me is what sets me apart. The creator combined with the leader who has failed and triumphed equally make me who I am for others. We are all connected. The more I know me, the more I can know you. The more I share of me, the more we can connect and do incredible things together.
I strive to capture all the wonderful understandings that slip through our fingertips, like love, death, safety, well-being, confidence, empathy, competency, logic and truth, so we can hold onto them for a moment or two longer. It’s the bits of goodness we let go of too quickly that I highlight so we can make the shifts this world needs.
I obsess about…
Well Being and Health
Those dear to me
Exceeding expectations
Laughter
My impact on others
My Dogs, My Land, My Heart
“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.
My tippy top fault is patience. I don’t like waiting for anything. Writing helps me with this as does leading others. both help me slow me down so I can listen and process properly. As I often say to my clients, it doesn’t matter if I understand what needs to be done… it only matters that you understand!
My hope is that I infuse my work and my words with all the emotion I feel. When I am leading, teaching, writing, reading, promoting, brainstorming… living my life… I know that my feelings drive my opinions. Opinions are not that helpful. INTENTION is what matters. We all have to remain aware that our feelings are completely at our will and our intentions keep us on track. Opinions are fuel… so we must learn to use the energy of our opinions to get us to our dreamy destinations.
I write and work on what I care about, what I can’t get off my mind, what makes me happy and makes me question enough to gain real interest in solving the problem. I’m obsessed with how humans act in the world. I love that I get to explore characters/people in strange circumstances navigating to some never ending finish line, only to realize the finish barely mattered. The race is the important bit. Life is about living. We forget that when things get tricky. We retreat, cocoon, avoid… until we can’t. That’s when life, and stories, get good.
My Favorite Things
To do • Read
To watch • UK Mysteries
To dream about • Travel
On a Sunday • Have a long chat up with someone I love
To write about • Possibility
To be • With friends
I believe in my dream life being my real life.
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 colorful wrong turns that lead to celebratory destinations. How can we possibly know what fits if we can’t admit what doesn’t?
I’m grateful to have you here with me visiting the site. I wish you well and I send you my best, always.
