The Flame and the River

December 30, 2011

When you think “motivation,” what kind of images come to your mind? Do you think of fire? Passion, desire? A burning hot drive to accomplish, to strive? Or do you think of water, of flow? The rain that can coax plants to grow? The river that turns the mill wheel, With its own soft and [...]

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Pace Explains peaceful motivation (part 2)

December 15, 2011

Hooray, it’s Part 2 of Pace Explains peaceful motivation! Now with far more robots than Part 1, and an equal number of distracting kittens! In this video, I explain what you can do when you’re not feeling motivated. Rest assured, the answer is not “Force yourself to do it anyway.” This video is part of [...]

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Why openness is awesome

December 13, 2011

In our Top 5 Posts from 2007 series, this post is #2! The message is as important and valid today as it was when we first published it in 2007, so we’re pulling it out, dusting it off, and giving it another moment in the sun. Enjoy! Openness is awesome. By openness, I mean sharing [...]

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Pace Explains peaceful motivation (part 1)

December 8, 2011

Yay, it’s another Pace Explains video: Pace Explains peaceful motivation (part 1). It’s kind of totally hilarious. And helpful, too! You see, Kyeli and I believe in motivating ourselves with love instead of fear. We’ve firmly rejected the philosophy of “If it must get done, just suck it up and do it even if you [...]

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the deep-seated fear of death

December 6, 2011

In our Top 5 Posts of 2008 series, this post is #3! The message is as important and valid today as it was when we first published it, so we’re pulling it out, dusting it off, and giving it another moment in the sun. Enjoy! I am alone, laying in bed, re-reading ‘American Gods’. I [...]

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Woman is within.

December 1, 2011

Without uterus, I am still woman. Without ovaries, I am still woman. Without breasts, I am still woman. With short hair or long, I am still woman. With pride, with fierceness, with bold strides, I am still woman. With fire flashing in my eyes, I am woman. Curvy, geeky, spiritual or cynical, with child or [...]

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Awesome Apprenticeship: November

November 29, 2011

We asked Courtney Ramirez to be our Awesome Apprentice; she’s taking the 52 Weeks to Awesome course and will be writing us a post at the end of each month to share her experiences with us. Five Ways to Make the 80/20 Rule Work for You This month’s lessons were all about increasing your awesomeness [...]

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Final day for Early Bird Registration for Permission to Make a Difference!

November 18, 2011

Sweetie pie schnookums-heart!! Today is the last day of Early Bird for Permission to Make a Difference! Julica and I will be so very tickled to have you in our class. We’re mixing up all kinds of awesome things to share with you and teach you! Here’s the 8-week overview: * Week 1: Permission to [...]

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Permission to Make a Difference: Free Chat w/ Kyeli!

November 17, 2011

As a special treat, I’m going to be live on Facebook chat tomorrow afternoon from 2:30pm to 4pm Central to chat about the class – and just generally hang out and be awesome. I’ve created a special group for this occasion; it’s open and free and you can come on over and spend some chatty [...]

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Permission to Make a Difference: Kyeli Explains

November 17, 2011

Today, I get all shiny and tell you why I’m super excited about this class! (If you can’t see the video, click here.) Hop over to the Permission class site for all the delicious details!

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Permission to Make a Difference: Julica Explains

November 16, 2011

In today’s video, Julica shares why she’s doing this class in the first place. (If you can’t see the video, click here.) Jump on over to our site for Permission to Make a Difference and get the juicy details! Yay!

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