GUEST POST: My Journey with a Life of Yes
This Guest Post is by one of my favoritest people, Kate Buckner. I’ll let her share the story of how we met. What I want to share is how straight away Read more…
How watching TV the day I left for college impacted the lives of thousands
An excerpt of this was first presented at Flick Lit: Reel-to-Real Storytelling for Movie Lovers, the Musicals! Edition, at Chicago’s Logan Theater. Performers shared personal stories about a musical film of their choice Read more…
How many inspirational quotes do I need in this post to feel I’m not making a huge mistake?
A few weeks ago, over a surprisingly quick span of hours, I had a thought which turned into a revelation which turned into an action. I realized that when I stopped Read more…
When is it time to walk away?
I used to do daily early morning posts of positive quotes — “Cheese-It Breaks” — to a, on the grand scale of things, tiny wave of enjoyment and appreciation, if Read more…
You are not alone
This was originally shared via a speaking engagement at Bodhi Spiritual Center for their community members. The goal was to build upon Bodhi’s monthly theme of “Light Up Your World” Read more…
Cheese-It Giveaway: “One of a Kind” Passes!
As a small thanks to Cheese-Its for, you know, being you, I’d love to gift you two complimentary passes to the popular One of a Kind Show ($24 value). Comment below Read more…
Cheese-It Giveaway! Seat at a dinner party.
Perk of living a Life of Yes℠, I get to continually give away goodness to Cheese-Its. From Samsung phones to LUNA bars to CUSP Conference passes, it’s pretty sweet to be a Read more…
One of the most touching birthday gifts I’ve ever received
Reasons I Love This Birthday Surprise Flowers! Surprise! Gift via local Chicago company Flowers for Dreams which is one of my favorites because they started as an unassuming college project about making money Read more…
What happens when you do something that sounds “horrendous”
Our Fall 2015 Life of Yes℠ campers Four males, six females Ages 29 to 57 Single and married Kids and no kids Jobs Unemployed Sales Account Executive focused on financial services Read more…
How to make an entrepreneurial dream reality in 38ish steps
Have life-changing experiences during childhood summer camp and collegiate retreats Graduate college and enter the world of commuting, bills, coworkers, 401Ks, the gym, and watching Friends re-runs Bemoan your lack of rejuvenating getaways, Read more…