This is where perfectionism leads us to... I’ve come to understand that the opposite of perfectionism isn’t laziness, it’s excellence. We so often will cling to perfectionism in the name of excellence- but the truth is, nothing keeps us further from it. Perfectionism never leads us to become our best...because perfectionism always tries to beat [...]
What frustration is telling you to do... I want to share a bit about the nature of living a creative life as I understand it. I'm talking not about the "artistic" creative process, necessarily...but more the larger creative process we go through as we tackle the bigger questions around "What's Next" or how to become [...]
Do you *turn* on yourself? Think of another mother you know personally, whom you love. Maybe it's a close friend...or someone in your own family. Think about what she does every day...how much of her time, attention, and love is poured out for her family. Think about all the un-witnessed moments of her life where [...]
Why we judge each other... There's nothing like the sting from feeling judged, is there? And it always hits a sensitive spot for me when I hear mothers judge each other. When I'm able to take a bird's eye view of it all, I see what may be happening. Because I know that when we [...]
Happiness is not a goal Recently I watched a really interesting TED talk by Jennifer Senior. She said a lot of smart, insightful things, that I'm still mulling around in my mind...but one point in particular I wanted to share. She noticed how often we make our children's happiness the goal. What parent hasn't said [...]
Which way do you figure out boundaries in the world? We're talking boundaries today. I know how huge a topic this is, but I wanted to share a little theory I've been playing with lately around how I better understand myself and others. Specifically, in how we to figure out other people's boundaries in the [...]
One question that brings massive clarity... Juggling my car keys in one hand and coffee mug in the other I slid into my chair just making it to my mastermind group on time. It wasn't 20 seconds after I took a seat that I heard, "You're up Lisa, we're doing our check-in." How often do [...]
When it comes to my work, what is my definition of "enough"? Hello, beautiful women! I received Tsh Oxenreider's book, Notes from a Blue Bike, in the mail fresh off the presses from her publishing house. The message of Tsh's book arrived in sync to the deeper questions I've been asking myself right at this [...]
What would *that* woman do? I finally get a night out to dinner with my hubbie. We slide into the leather seats, order our drinks and turn our attention to the menus. As I scan the options, I can feel the choice-battle happening in my head. It really shouldn't be this hard to choose what [...]
When we need to reorder and life feels like it may break apart... I remember listening to NASA astronauts talk about their experience breaking through the sound barrier. As they got closer and closer to the breakthrough speed the cacophony of intense sound and vibration was almost unbearable. It felt like the whole ship was [...]