What validation looks like
When the thing you made up to soothe your nostalgic soul, unsure if anyone would come, unsure if this was the BEST or the WORST idea, is written up and Read more…
Best Friend & Best Friend: a magical start to something magical
Best Friend and I have been kicking around the idea of a podcast. Then we get distracted by french fries and travel deals. Then we go to a conference where Read more…
Identifying and moving towards your light
Best Friend and I often ask people to do things that make them feel a bit nervous, icky, butterfly’y. And we keep doing it because of the end product. Every. Single. Read more…
GUEST POST: 10 Things You Need to Know About Fear
One of my favorite aspects to Fear Experiment℠ (FE) was the parade of parents post-show coming up to me in the lobby and sending me notes, spewing words wrapped in loving awe and Read more…
Curtain Call: the last Fear Experiment℠ Chicago
What started with an email to about fifty friends in 2009 proposing a crazy idea that would help me live out my dream of being Mimi from RENT, though I Read more…
GUEST POST: “Soul” Food
This is a Guest Post by Cheryl Bennett, whom I met a bit over a month ago when she came in from Baltimore to attend Camp. (Three years in, I still Read more…
I’m about to waste money to improve* my life (*I hope)
Last week, Best Friend sent me a link to a Tim Ferriss podcast episode along with the message, “Short, about picking projects. I liked it.” The episode was #181: How to Read more…
The best kind of kidnapping in 25 images
This past weekend, Best Friend and I wore one of our favorite hats, Camp Counselor. We took fourteen campers to hot Somewhere Magical — record-breaking temperatures! — for a very short, very long forty-eight Read more…
CHEESE-IT GIVEAWAY: 24-hour Divvy Passes
I’m a huge bike-share fan. Whenever I travel, it’s one of my favoritest ways to explore. You can see my in-depth post about why Best Friend and I are members though Read more…
How to get the fearful to shrug their shoulders and say, “Why not?”
You know challenging myself and getting others to challenge themselves is my jam. In my sixteen years of being an adult, I’ve learned various best-practices to ensure that hurdles on Read more…