Guilty confession: I feel called to teach. Not in a saucy schoolteacher rulers-on-your-knuckles kind of way. (I got Lasik eye surgery a few years back, so the bespectacled temptress look is right out.) More in a…“hey, I’ve been there. Tried … Continue reading →

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Prologue The following message teeters right on the edge of SNARK. Those with thin skins (and those suffering from ego blows or recent break-ups) need not read on. Go have a cuppa tea, and swing back next week. BUT :: … Continue reading →

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Prologue Boyfriend-person :: “Whatchu writing about?” Me-person :: “Remember back in the early days of blogging, when it was totally acceptable to post 25 THINGS YOU NEVER KNEW ABOUT MEEEE-esque posts? Like, totally navel-gazing and pointless? No lesson, or call-to-action, … Continue reading →

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Hey, people :: do you want to forgive everyone who’s wronged you, quit snarking + whinging like a boozy hipster, and literally exhale compassion with every breath? FUCK yes. Hey, ‘preneurs :: do you want to wake up to a … Continue reading →

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Let’s talk about PHILANTHROPY, in all its incarnations. I’ll start. Do I give? Sure I give. And I’ll tell you precisely to whom. :: I make monthly contributions to the American Civil Liberties Union, and quarterly contributions to GEMS Girls … Continue reading →

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We’re burning daylight, pilgrims. You’ve got (short) questions. I’ve got (swift) answers. 9 of these 13 questions were posited to me, specifically. The rest flickered into my consciousness through other channels. Or I heard them on commercial radio. Enjoy to … Continue reading →

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A winning smile and self-assured strut can dazzle a room — and a high-voltage web presence can captivate a prospect. Shimmering sales copy? It’s the virtual equivalent of a well-timed eyelash bat, across the screen. But when it comes to … Continue reading →

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Once— a star said “enough” and chose to collapse a centerless helix a crackling mass and from that cosmic hysteria of carbon and fire an electrified orb congealed in the sky The choices that pivot the thrust of the cosmos … Continue reading →

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  Rah, rah, sizz-boom-bah. In less than 24 hours, I’ll be dropping off-line / off-phone / off-grid / off-my-rocker for a 5-day media-freedom fast. I’m bloody excited, to evoke a Kiwi colloquialism. Quite a few of you have committed to … Continue reading →

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The theme o’ the week is snapping cords, softening your heart, and fasting from media & technology. Which means — temporarily — dismantling your current reality. The way you engage with your people. The way you show up in the … Continue reading →

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