Failure: The Most Daunting of F-words

“Fall seven times, stand up eight.”  -Japanese proverb Let’s get it out there: Everyone, and I mean everyone, fails at some point in their lives.  And if we’re really being honest, most people fail multiple times in their lives at several things – whether it’s in their relationships, jobs, school, or other personal goals.  Failures can be of small or

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Passion Out, Curiosity In

“Passion can seem intimidatingly out of reach at times – a distant tower of flame, accessible only to geniuses, and to those who are specially touched by God. But curiosity is available to everyone.”  -Elizabeth Gilbert, “Big Magic” I just finished reading Elizabeth Gilbert’s newest book called “Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear.”  It was a super fun read if

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