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“You Think Some Other Man is Going to Want You?” A Note on Standing Up to...
“You think some other man is going to want you?” It was only one of the things I heard him say to her from across the mahogany that evening. He was fit and tall and tan—mid thirties, maybe—as if he’d...
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Calling All of My Flakes, My Quitters, My Commitment Clunkers: The Secret to...
You know who I personally have it out for? People who tell you to have patience. “Have patience, my dear,” they say—and then they always tack that goddamn “my dear” onto the end, as if they’ve suddenly...
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WHAT IF WE ARE OVERTHINKING EVERYTHING?
We’ve all got these really exhausting mental scripts we tell ourselves. For example, earlier today I was telling myself I was going to exercise, but then I told myself that, well, maybe notttttt,...
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Scared You’ll ___________? Here’s a Clever Little Mental Tip for Becoming...
HI, IT’S FRIDAY, and I’m sure you’re probably about to do all sorts of things I absolutely approve of. *slow clap* To assist you in your ventures—which may or may not include spending the next 48...
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She Wrote the Book On It
At my retreat in the Cotswolds, this past summer, I gave everyone salmon-colored Kate Spade notebooks that read on the cover: She wrote the book on it. It’s a theme I teach and live and breathe and...
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HEYYYY-OHHHHH, You Should Probably Register Your Trademark Before Someone...
So yesterday I roll up to this hair salon in Salem, Massachusetts—because where else would you get your hair done when flying in from Central America? The owner had agreed to come in early to do the...
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We’re Quick to Throw Away Our Gut Instincts in Favor of Someone Else’s Advice
It’s easy to defer to the experts to tell you what to do. There are parts of us that are always seeking that validation, that security, that assurance that what we are doing is “right.” It’s why you...
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“What Kind of Business Should I Start?” For Anyone Whose BRAIN! IS EXPLODING!...
Anyone can start a business these days—all it takes is the willingness to trade something you have. Whether that’s knowledge, a skill set, something you’re good at, or something you like making, if you...
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Don’t Sell Your Soul—Sell Your SKILLS.
Everybody knows how to do something, and that includes you. And guess what? That means you can teach someone else. And whatever you can teach someone, you can sell to someone. …And I say that without a...
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Sometimes, Being Difficult Is an Act of Devotion
Nobody wants to “be difficult.” Those words have stigma tattooed right across their rear. Just hearing them makes you think of that psycho in line at the grocery store, berating the cashier for not...
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Get Over Your Fear of Selling Yourself With This Trick for Showing Up With...
You know, we just got over an awesome launch of the world’s most useful legal kit on earth for online business (thank you to all of you who bought already!) and the entire time you know what I kept...
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Everything About Your Work Feel Heavy, Humdrum & Hard?
If you care enough about an idea, you’ll want to tell everyone about it. So, do you actually care about your work? It’s a simple question, but an important one—and one that could change the course of...
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Stop. Just Stop. Stop the Overdelivering, Overcommitting, Overworking,...
You’ll let people down, okay? It’s part of it. You can’t avoid it. It is actually, physically impossible for you to be everywhere and do everything and be everything to everyone with a plate of fucking...
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Do It Or Dump It? A Note About Selecting Your Priorities Like a Badass Bitch.
Today in Philly I tried on THE MOST AMAZING COAT. It was black. Slinky. Faux fur. The kind of coat that fuck you women wear. (They’re a special kind of breed, you know.) I was down to buy this coat....
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Stop Waiting to “Be Ready.” Or “Have Your Ducks in a Row.” Or Until the Baby...
I hear people talk about job security all the time, as if this were a real thing. But people really seem to like the concept, you know? I mean, I can’t think of anything more comforting than 40 years...
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THIS VIDEO, THOUGH. Talk About Making Me Hot, Hot, Hot With Desire. (Not That...
One of the members of my business support group created this video, recently, to promote her business—and HOLY FUCK. That is all I want to say, over and over and over again. Holy. Fuck. (Which is...
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Read This if You Need Eyeballs On Your Stuff But Have NO EFFING IDEA HOW TO...
I just got done doing a live video sesh with my Unf*ckwithable Girlfriends, and one author got on and was telling us that she’d recently attended a comic convention where her ideal target market was...
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Not Sure What to Sell? Here’s a Shot of Inspiration.
Most people think they need an actual product to sell—but what if the experience was the product? One of my favorite websites on the planet is TabletHotels.com, who have vetted and hand-selected some...
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There’s No Such Thing As An Idea That *Isn’t* Offensive
You know what I'm grateful for? Fucking. NOT LIKE THAT, SICKO. Although, I mean, I guess…wait. Let me start again. I like the word fucking because it’s representative of something so much bigger than...
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Self-Care Isn’t Always Glamorous.
Sooooo, it’s the holidays, and you know what that means? We all need to figure out how the hell we’re going to take care of our drooling, forgetful, overwhelmed selves, come the new year. (Oh, you’re...
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