The Auntiedote
How do you start a new blog? Where do you start? What I’ve learned from writing twenty books: You just start. You go back and edit later. Perfection keeps too many people (including myself, too often) from starting.
The point is, not having kids gave me plenty of time to become wise but no one to pass that wisdom on to. So for those who call me “aunt” (or “aunt-in-law”) and for whoever else finds this, this is for you. Is it really wisdom? Eh, no guarantees. Will the posts be short? Yes.
I hope you find something meaningful here. Regardless, never forget: You matter.
Permission to Fail
…in those days of contemplation, when I was deciding whether I would take the leap, quit the job, and try to make a go at it, I told myself something that has turned out to be one of the wisest things I’ve ever told myself:
“You have permission fail. But you do not have permission not to try.”
You Can Only Save Yourself
This is a lesson it took me a long time to figure out, and I still have to remind myself of it often (which is probably why I’m sure these words show up in more than one of my books) —
No one can save you but you, and you can only save yourself.
You Can’t Get Where You’re Going If You’re Driving in Reverse
“What you focus on increases.” This is one of the most important truisms out there. But what’s less discussed is this: What direction you’re approaching things from makes all the difference.