It’s coming. In time for planning your New Year. In time for the life you want to live. THE DESIRE MAP LAUNCH PARTY. A 3-Day event starting Wednesday December 5, 2012. RSVP HERE. xo special thanks to Artaban.ca for videography xo
My idea was : I’ll do a Pay What You Can Day to retire The Spark Kit and kick-off THE FIRE STARTER SESSIONS pre-order party. My presumption was: I’ll sell enough Spark Kits to pay for a family vacation. Clear the energy for new things to come in. What happened was: We made an Amazon
Here’s my best from the twelfth month of 2011: How to accomplish great things quickly: when quick n’ dirty is totally genius: fast can make something that lasts. Don’t censor your passion in the name of practicality. Believe. Trust. Lock into your deadlines, SET THAT BAR HIGHER AND FOCUS… Playground problem solving: 4 pithy, rock
So an extreme runner, a baker, and a writer walk in to a dinner party… I didn’t even know there was such a thing as “extreme runners”. IronMen, yes, but extreme runners? People who run like, ONE HUNDRED MILES at a time. In a day. Over the course of 12 to 24 hours. Without, like,
I gave a sermon recently at Marie Forleo’s now-legendary annual event, Rich Happy & Hot LIVE. (Get on the “let me know” list for RHH Live 2013. You’ll thank me for it.) Russell Simmons took the stage after me. (Russell Simmons, the founder of Def Jam Records, not Richard Simmons of Sweatin’ to the Oldies.)
Your plate is full, right? You’ve been at this for a while. Life is your kind of kuh-raz-eee. And then it gets fuller, and the time has come, or there’s a curve-ball, and things get well n’ truly wild. And you could say, because it’s your right to, that you’re feeling “overwhelmed”. But don’t. Don’t
MOTIVATION You run the 5k to lose weight, stay in shape, raise money for cancer. Maybe to prove something. It’s on your bucket list. You made a bet. Only ten pounds to go. Achievement is thrilling. All fine reasons. INSPIRATION The runner’s high. My body simply has to run. When I run, I feel closer
I’m all for mental health days. And gentleness. And I think the world should take the month of December off. And for the love of God, a 4 day work week would revolutionize the collective human spirit and thusly, healthcare. But this pep talk isn’t about taking it easy, this is about another form of
I’ve been thinking about innovation more intensely lately. For a few reasons: My sermon at Rich, Happy & Hot, still a few tix left — is on courage + innovation. I’m co-creating a new program, “Your Big Beautiful Book Plan”, launching in November, and intend to innovate in this well-trodden niche. And my friend, Jonathan
I had just landed a quarter million dollar book deal with a major publisher, received a standing ovation at my speaking gig that weekend, and was flying home from New York with a new little Donna Karan number in my suitcase. Life was suh-weet in most every way. So naturally, I started obsessing about… earthquakes.
