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Happy Mother's Day, Fellow BV's!
These cards are in response to a time when everything was saccharine. When, to quote a friend, "knowledge was considered dangerous." And that's their power. They were written by Abby Norman.
Are You a Red Dot or a Blue Dot?
Many years ago, I had a friend who worked for the writer Marcelle Clements. She noticed that Marcelle had red and blue round stickers in her address book next to people's names. What did they mean? Why, when I learned what it meant, did the metaphor stay with me for over twenty years? Take a listen to this discussion about the red and blue dot personality types to understand why...
Zone Out While Watching A Master Danish Potter
Apparently INSIDER, whose videos are suddenly everywhere, is a new Facebook-only sub-brand of Business Insider. So far, I like what I see. I could watch this video, of a man named Eric Landon who has been throwing pottery since he was 16, for hours.
A Very Homespun Non-Infographic about Overthinking Social Media
I had a conversation with Daniel Gehant of Copper Insights about how hard it can be to find your way on the voice-only app we both love, Anchor. I described my usual social media cycle: "START--------It hurts! It's embarrassing! OUCH------What am I saying?! I don't like this?! No one likes me!?!--------good feedback, slowly putting ourselves out there----I think I'm getting stronger-------I feel better, and I'm taking risks--------OUCH, backstep-------Nope, I'm definitely taking more risks and feeling better-----------END."
Which Bowie Song Are You Today?
When I feel weird or unclear or disconnected, I go back to the basics.
Bowie is my basics.
So this morning, in the middle of asking myself too many big questions, I asked the question on Anchor: Which Bowie song are you today? The answers that started pouring in (and are continuing to), made me so happy. But of course they did.
Avoiding Risk is Risky
It makes sense that we focus on external financial risk. Those results are easy to gauge: Payoff equals rising income. But what about internal risk? What about emotional or psychological fallout from paths not taken? We don’t talk about them as much, but these fallouts play a huge role in our lives. They affect our most important relationships — our friends, families, marriages, our selves.
A Loose Stab at a BV Podcast: Listen to People Pleasing
If you haven't heard it before, a few things to note about The Beautiful Voyager podcast:
- It's recorded and served entirely through an app called Anchor. This means you can't subscribe to it through your normal channels. You can listen to it here or if you have downloaded Anchor...
Progress! When It Happens, It Feels So Good.
When I was first creating the Facebook group, I thought I'd be lucky to get 20 people to join. I remember being nervous for the first few brave souls who liked the page. I wanted them to feel comfortable and safe, but that's hard when you're getting something new started...