don’t let internal “shoulds” hijack your day

the words you use matter. When I have things to do, I think need. I need to do this, I need to do that. Stacking one thing on top of another in an endless mental to-do list is a great way to increase mental pressure. During meditation yesterday, I realized nothing I was stressing about was a need. They were shoulds. I should go … read more

without personal space, balance is impossible

I started freelancing — alongside my day job — around 2007, the same year I got married. I built a clientele in the evenings until the layoffs in 2011. By then I had a better idea of who my clients were, so I re-branded my business and hit the ground running. My obsession with startups, small business, … read more