Stop using this word!
Words have power. That whole “sticks and stones…” thing is a bunch of BS. It’s not just the words other people say that can hurt us. The words we use can too. In the second stage of my Living PlayFULLY – Becoming a Bodacious Old Broad program we focus on embracing all...
Bodacious Don’t Care – Get Over Yourself
One of the things I cover in my Life 3.0: 6 Secrets program is that we need to accept ourselves and get over what anyone might think. I got a chance to test myself this past weekend. Twice a year the Compel Speak Sell business mastermind I’m a member of gets away for...
Fire the Nag (That Miserable Old Bitch)
Do you have a personal nag? You know, that little voice, or maybe not so little, that keeps pointing out your faults and imperfections. I certainly do. She likes to sneak out as I’m falling asleep to remind of things I didn’t get done, what I said wrong, how I failed...
Butterflies Change The World
Just by going about your day to day business you change the world. When I was younger I thought that I had to be doing something huge, monumental, earth shaking in order to make a difference in the world. How about you? While it’s true that huge monumental...
Some People Just Don’t Get It!
There will be people who just don't get it when you make the decision to become a Bodacious Bad-ass Old Broad. That could be your family or friends who want you to stay the same person you’ve always been. You changing can rock their world, shake their foundations. ...
It’s Not Easy Being Seen
There are six stages in my program for becoming a Bodacious Bad-ass Old Broad. The first one is all about courage. So why do you need courage to be a Bodacious Bad-ass Old Broad? One reason is you will become visible. I can hear you saying “But I’m visible. People see...
Unanticipated Consequences
You know how you can have a great idea and it isn't until you've put it into action that you realize there are unanticipated consequences? Recently I relocated from the San Francisco Bay Area to Arizona. I knew I would have to find a new tribe, create new playmates....
Help! Avalanche Zone!
I usually work under threat of an avalanche. Paper mysteriously multiplies around my workspace. I swear it happens when my back is turned. Left unchecked I could end up being buried alive in old to-do lists, obsolete outlines, expired discount coupons, unfiled...
Ditching Toad
Did you ever ditch someone when you were a kid? Way back when you were a callous and callow youth? There was at least one kid that wanted to hang around with you and sometimes you just didn’t want them around. The challenge then became how to ditch them, shake them...
OMG! Medicare, Really?
Medicare kicks in for me on September 1st.. How did that happen? I have to laugh at myself. Yesterday I decided it was time to take care of enrolling in the Kaiser Senior Advantage program. I’d put it off long enough. After a brief battle with some computer glitches I...
I’m an Explorer, Not a Flake!
At a recent networking event we were asked to describe our particular creative bent. In the room there was a poet, a novelist, 2 photographers, a jewelry maker, a hand analyst, a creative coach, and then it was my turn. What is my creative bent? So many things;...
The Trouble with Kittens
I LOVE kittens. They grow up to be cats and I love cats as well. But there is something extra special about kittens. Watching them learn the skills of cathood. Pouncing, jumping, chasing, stalking, racing at full speed around and over furniture and guests . All that...