Tell Your Story

I retweeted a quote a few days ago that has stuck with me. It’s from William Faulkner, and it’s this: “If a story is in you, it has to come out.” When I first read it, it felt stunningly true. It helps that I love Faulkner—spurred by the fact…

Every week, I see another industry article on storytelling. How to use it to create emotional connections. How GE is doing it. How Google is doing it. It’s on HuffPo and all over the blogosphere. Fast Company, Harvard Business Review, and Forbes have…

They tell us from the time we’re young, to hide the things that we don’t like about ourselves, inside ourselves. I know I’m not the only one who spent so long attempting to be someone else. Well, I’m over it. I don’t…

I have a thing I do with a hill each week. I run up it, at as brisk of a pace as I can manage. And then I do it three or four more times. It’s totally terrible. But it’s awesome too, because it’s a fantastic workout. And because everything…

I spent a big chunk of the weekend mulching my garden beds. And thinking. As I hauled bags all over the yard, I thought about how my garden is in this weird pre-pretty state. It WILL be pretty, there is no question about that. And there is something…