Editor’s Note: This contest ended on 1/5/14. Feel free to click over to this post to read the 29 inspiring and gutsy entries. Still want to share your story? You can do that at any time. Click here for details. 2014 is just around the corner! In preparation for a brand new year, I want to …

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Each month, I share three things I accomplished in the previous month and preview three things I’m excited about or hoping to accomplish in the month ahead. It’s fun to look back and forward, and as an added bonus, these monthly check-ins keep me accountable to reach my goals. I hope you’ll join in and …

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Start your week right! Every Sunday I post my favorite links from around the web and share my goals for the upcoming week. Links On Gratitude: Ungrateful: How to Shift Your Mindset: I LOVE this post by Melissa from Freeing Imperfections. She gets 100 percent real about the many Thanksgiving posts and gratitude challenges that …

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I think I may have gone off the deep end. Starting on Thanksgiving, I am going to run at least one mile every single day until New Year’s Day. That’s 35 days straight of running. With no rest days. It’s all part of the Runner’s World Holiday Running Streak Challenge. Here are the details: Beginning on Thanksgiving, …

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Start your week right! Every Sunday I post my favorite links from around the web and share my goals for the upcoming week. Links On Work: Offices For All! Why Open Office Layouts Are Bad For Employees, Bosses and Productivity: Fast Company Senior Editor Jason Feifer used to have an office…and now he doesn’t. In …

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There are a few questions I’ve been asked recently that I’m not quite sure how to answer: Where do you see yourself in five years? How do you see your blog evolving? Where do you want to live? Are you going to buy a house? What are your career goals? Have you considered starting your …

Embracing Uncertainty: Why “I’m Not Sure” Is a Perfectly Acceptable Answer to Life’s Big Questions Read More »

Start your week right! Every Sunday I post my favorite links from around the web and share my goals for the upcoming week. Links On Blogging: Progress Report: How The Write Life is Faring After Four Months: I LOVE when bloggers are transparent and open about the stats, numbers and success of their blogs, so …

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