There are lots of great things that can improve our writing skills, our ability to sell, and produce an overall quality product. However, one thing, in particular, has stood out from the rest. In November of 2017, I attended my very first writing retreat. This was something that changed my…

Creativity is intelligence having fun — Albert Einstein I’ve done a bit of study lately on the neuroscience behind creativity. I just want to share some awesome findings with you. We all have something called latent inhibition in varying levels, high or low. Latent inhibition is what allows us to…

Offices are unique places. They have a unique culture brought by people from many walks of life. There is usually a lot of awkwardness and oh the amount of drama! But what if it didn’t have to be that way? What if the worst of the awkwardness and drama could…

Five years ago, I self-published my first book, Awkwardly Strong. It was the culmination of years of work. I had spent a lot of time researching the content itself, how to get my book published on Amazon, and making a ton of decisions I had never considered before. I was…

You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have. — Maya Angelou Creativity is much more common than we realize. It is not just for the arts. To create means to bring something into existence that did not exist before. This means the relationships we have…

“The hardest part is starting. Once you get that out of the way, you’ll find the rest of the journey much easier.” — Simon Sinek Statistics say that the majority of Americans want to write a book. The stats change according to the source, so I won’t bore you with…

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about journeys and joy. Having just come home from a retreat about the Inner Journey, I ended up telling this story in pockets with others and felt like it needed to be shared here as well. Many don’t know this, but I was very…

I hear so many people these days talking about how tired they are. There are even several memes about this means we have achieved adulthood. Why is this such a common thing? Why are we so tired? I started asking if it was a physical tired or an emotional tired…

Commonly, creativity is thought of as the artists, the painters, the writers, the musicians. But what if I told you there is so much more to it? Creativity affects every aspect of our lives. And since it is everywhere, it is also readily available. As a child, I loved books…