So how’m I doing in my quest to re-invent my life, follow my evolving Blisses and create the life I really, really want? First, a story: Back when I was 19, I collided with a car while riding my bike to my summer job teaching nursery school. I was zipping down the sidewalk on the…
Monthly Archives: August 2010
Four Tips For Achieving Your Goals
If you haven’t guessed by now, your intrepid correspondent can be a bit… obsessive sometimes. To wit: just as soon as I make a public announcement that I’m not yet ready to commit to making a new painting every day, I go ahead and form the private intention to do just that. Sometimes I drive…
Weekly Review #21: Course adjustment, and painting again!
So how’m I doing in my quest to re-invent my life, follow my evolving Blisses and create the life I really, really want? The week started with a podcast interview, ramped up to a singing gig on Thursday (my first with my ukulele!), and wrapped up with art-making, a party filled with music-making, and finally…
The Number One Problem Most Artists Have, Plus the Unveiling of My Debt Elimination Project
Last week I had the pleasure of lunching with Ann Rea, successful painter, artist business coach and owner of ArtistsWhoTHRIVE. Ann went from zero to profitable in one year of painting full time, and has been profiled by none other than Fortune Magazine. I interviewed her awhile back for my Thriving Artists Project, and I…
Live Podcast Interview with Dennis Charles of Build Your Career With Passion
Newsflash: Well, sorry for the after-the-fact notice, but I was just interviewed by Dennis Charles on his show Build Your Career With Passion on BlogTalkRadio. Dennis is a wonderful interviewer, and he’s created a very interesting and inspiring show, which he podcasts weekly at 11AM ET/8AM PT. Check out Dennis’ show at the link above,…
Weekly Review #20: Getting back in sync… I hope
So how’m I doing in my quest to re-invent my life, follow my evolving Blisses and create the life I really, really want? Theme of the week: Out. Of. Sync. You know that feeling? When you’re kinda off track and just can’t seem to get back on? Yeah, that one. I mean, I suddenly realized…
New Video: My Ukulele (Might Just Be The Best Love I’ve Ever Had)
Today’s treat: a live video performance of a brand new original song (just finished on Monday). Having recently fallen in love with the ukulele, and being a self-proclaimed Dating Queen, I thought it appropriate that my first uke song stick to the theme. Let me know what you think! And though the lyrics are in…
Weekly Review #19: Figuring out what works for me
So how’m I doing in my quest to re-invent my life, follow my evolving Blisses and create the life I really, really want? Um… Yeah. Weekly Review… Well, it’s now this week, and although I aim to do my review of the week when it’s still kinda last week, that obviously didn’t happen this week….
On TV interviews, unexpected disabilities and following your dreams
Sometimes the Universe gives you a clear message you’re on the right path. Like having a TV interview fall into your lap. Sometimes, though, the Universe also likes to throw obstacles in your way, perhaps to make sure you’re really committed. That’s me in the photo above, on the set of Colorful Journey of Success…
New Video: Live from the Ladies of Jazz concert at Mission City
This little Kodak Zi8 Pocket Video Camera (Amazon affiliate link) that I got the other day is pretty nifty… if somewhat unpredictable. The first set from Saturday night’s concert somehow got recorded at double speed. Huh??? Curiouser and curiouser. (Any of you techies out there have a magic bullet?) Thankfully, the video from set #2…
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