Clear the Clutter
Our home had become cluttered. We didn’t set out for to this to happen. I wasn’t aware how much of a burden the clutter had become. Or how much my physical space was a picture of the criticism, blame...
View ArticleThe Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship
I just published a course on Lynda.com titled The Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship. If you’ve been thinking about starting a business and aren’t sure where to start, or you’ve started but need some...
View ArticleThe problem when you aren’t in pain
“You aren’t blogging enough.” “I miss hearing your voice.” That’s what Becky Robinson, social media guru who launched my book Dare, Dream, Do, said to me last week at the Indiana Governor’s Conference...
View ArticleNo Sugar for #31Days
You’ve inspired me @tamaranitai and @TueNight. No refined sugar for #30days beginning January 1. I’ll report daily. c @gretchenrubin — Whitney Johnson (@johnsonwhitney) December 31, 2014 It may seem a...
View ArticleThe Hundred-Foot Journey
During the holidays, we watched The Hundred-Foot Journey, in which the Kadam family has taken asylum in Europe due to election disputes in Mumbai, India. After an initial stay in England, they wander...
View ArticleNew England Conference for Women: May 30, 2015
You are invited to the New England Conference for Women on May 30, 2015. Let Your Light Shine 2015 is New England’s first FREE conference for all women of faith, hosted by the Church of Jesus Christ of...
View ArticleColleges Understand Diversity is Fundamental to Innovation. Why Aren’t...
Harvard University is involved in a dispute with Asian-American advocacy groups concerning undergraduate admission. The dispute stems from the fact that the average GPA, class rank and SAT scores for...
View ArticleShana Novak | TheHeirloomist
Shana Novak a New York City-based still life photographer, and founder of TheHeirloomist. She photographs family heirlooms and turns them into life-size fine art. This is her story of how the...
View ArticleCaitie Whelan | Lightning Notes
One of the most generous networkers I know, Deb Mills-Scofield, introduced me to Caitie Whelan. Caitie is a former Congressional policy staffer turned Founder/Noter-in-Chief of The Lightning Notes, a...
View ArticleTiffany Sowby | From a Carousel to a Roller Coaster
After Tiffany Sowby read Dare, Dream, Do, she confided she had a dream she wasn’t quite ready to act on. I asked her to write about what this felt like — I love what she’s written. Recently my...
View ArticleIt’s Time To Reality Check Your Resolutions
With the beginning of March comes the time to reality check our resolutions. At the beginning of every new year, our thoughts turn to making resolutions: this year I will lose that extra weight, drink...
View Article#DisruptYourself Interview With Jessica Jackley, Co-Founder of Kiva
Chatting with Jessica Jackley, co-founder of Kiva, social entrepreneur at large, and mom of three rowdy, tiny boys, for this interview really helped me gain insight into how she’s disrupting herself....
View ArticleAre You Prevention or Promotion-Focused?
Dreaming is at the heart of disruption and because I believe this to be true, I was confident that I was promotion, rather than prevention focused. Except that after finishing up a webinar and not...
View ArticleClear the Clutter
Our home had become cluttered. We didn’t set out for to this to happen. I wasn’t aware how much of a burden the clutter had become. Or how much my physical space was a picture of the criticism, blame...
View ArticleThe Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship
I just published a course on Lynda.com titled The Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship. If you’ve been thinking about starting a business and aren’t sure where to start, or you’ve started but need some...
View ArticleThe problem when you aren’t in pain
“You aren’t blogging enough.” “I miss hearing your voice.” That’s what Becky Robinson, social media guru who launched my book Dare, Dream, Do, said to me last week at the Indiana Governor’s Conference...
View ArticleNo Sugar for #31Days
You’ve inspired me @tamaranitai and @TueNight. No refined sugar for #30days beginning January 1. I’ll report daily. c @gretchenrubin — Whitney Johnson (@johnsonwhitney) December 31, 2014 It may seem a...
View ArticleHow Your Brain Processes Disruption: Interview with Dr. Tara Swart
In preparation for the debut of the Disrupt Yourself Podcast, I recently spoke with Dr. Tara Swart –”the only leadership coach with a PhD in neuroscience”–about the essential things we should know...
View ArticleA Delightful Afternoon With My Daughter
I’m a workaholic. I used to deny it. But I am. I intend to carve out big chunks of time with my son and daughter. But then I don’t. Though I am getting better. Recently, my 15 year-old daughter had a...
View ArticleJenette Clay | It’s not a sprint, it’s a marathon: Dealing with chronic...
I was a shell of my former, confident self. That winter, three of my children exhibited symptoms that I now know are related to Lyme Disease. Prior to that winter, most of my experience as a mom had...
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