When Life Leaves You in a Ditch

When Life Leaves You in a Ditch

The first mistake was the suede ankle boots. I wouldn’t know that at the time, so I’ll refer to those as a “less than ideal choice of footwear.” The pilot alerts the descent into Indianapolis might be bumpy due to “the snowstorm,” I peek from my aisle seat...
Oh Deer

Oh Deer

It’s not a humor article, but it could have been. Then again, it could have not happened at all. You could have… You could have left earlier. Or later. You could have stayed in the left lane, passing cars, rather than slowing to the right. You could have...
A Speaker’s Biggest Challenge

A Speaker’s Biggest Challenge

I’ve been on the speaking circuit for nearly 7 years. And one thing has never gotten easier. It’s not nerves or performance anxiety. I rather relish being on stage. It’s not engaging the audience, which I do through story, or regrouping from a gaffe,...
Are You Your Own Worst Enemy?

Are You Your Own Worst Enemy?

I have a confession to make. I’m an expert in my field. And also my best subject matter to study. Though I wrote Fire Your Narrator! A Storyteller’s Guide to Getting Out of Your Head and Into Your Life to help readers rewrite old or unhelpful inner...
Feeling Bad? Good!

Feeling Bad? Good!

I have a confession to make. I’ve been wallowing. Such an interesting verb, isn’t it? To wallow. I wallow. He/she/it wallows. We wallow. To wallow is to indulge in something (ie. wallowing in luxury). Who wouldn’t want to do that? But what if...