Normally if people ask me if I’m an optimist or pessimist, I say that I am a realist. Events lately have taught me that that is a lie I’ve been telling myself. Earlier this year I listened to Seth Godin’s book Linchpin, and I was struck by his definition of the American Dream: Keep your… Continue reading American Dream
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Let Go or Hold On?
This year has been filled with ups and downs, new directions, exciting dead-ends and coming full circle. When 2011 started, I was a ballroom dancer. That was a HUGE part of my identity, and it was a central part of my future vocational plans. Then injury stepped in and poor medical treatment and … and...… Continue reading Let Go or Hold On?
Grown Up, Now What? 