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The Promoting Passion Tour

The Promoting Passion Tour

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I started Promoting Passion years ago. It was a way of bringing together two seemingly opposed words: promoting, and passion. What if, I thought, we could learn to share our passion confidently, and in doing so inspire others to be confident in their passion? How could that change the world? I started a blog. And then a convention. And now a tour. Because education, inspiration, and community should be accessible. Because without a family of creative weirdos, we too often…

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How My Business Has Never Been Better

How My Business Has Never Been Better

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I started my career and worked completely alone for 4.5 years. It came to my attention that I was about to fall apart into a million pieces, so I hired an assistant. Things got a lot better. I felt that, while the workload was lessened a bit, the real benefit was feeling less alone. I felt like I had someone to share the failures with and the highlights, like someone really cared about my business other than me (and my…

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#FailureFriday: Creating Despite

#FailureFriday: Creating Despite

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Today’s honest and vulnerable #FailureFriday comes from a story I wanted to share. Some of you may of seen it on my Instagram story last Sunday. As many of you know I have anxiety, particularly social anxiety. It causes me grief sometimes, but I have been proud of how well I keep it under control most of the time. Last Saturday night I let it overcome me, and I had a rough Sunday morning. I was in Palm Springs for…

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STAY, GO & ADD: Entrepreneur Exercise!

STAY, GO & ADD: Entrepreneur Exercise!

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I’m in the process of moving, so I’ve gone through each room in my house to see what stays and what goes. After all, moving will be much easier if I know that I actually want everything that I’m packing. Somewhere between lamenting over old photographs and packing a suitcase of old clothes for Goodwill, I realized the metaphor in the process of “out with the old, in with the new”. One might argue that I am a chronic metaphor-er. I…

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Promoting Passion 2016 Recap

Promoting Passion 2016 Recap

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There are mountains of words that I can see in the distance spilling over one another like an avalanche. They move in slow motion as I stand far away but I know that up close they tumble like a frantic waterfall pushing dead leaves over the edge. I am moving toward it, scared of being trapped under it, wondering if I’ll suffocate or break free. This is how I feel in the aftermath. Promoting Passion 2016 has just ended. I…

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