The Velocity of Love

This February, join me for a different kind of love story. Seven days exploring how loving yourself first isn’t selfish—it’s how you become capable of the kind of love that changes everything. Because hope begins when you fill your own well.

Love is a force in motion. It builds when it’s shared and transforms everything it touches. But here’s the truth most of us learn too late: love doesn’t arrive from somewhere else. It flows from within.

The velocity of love—how freely we let it move through our lives—determines not just our relationships, but our entire life’s trajectory.

And it starts with the hardest, most essential love of all: loving ourselves first.

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Every experience points True North

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If you had to name a thing you can do with absolute confidence, what would it be?

Maybe you can bake the perfect cake, coax a garden into bloom, patch a wall like a pro, or change a flat tire without breaking a sweat. Whatever it is, chances are your confidence comes from having done it dozens, maybe even hundreds of times. That’s the power of experience. Repetition and consistency build confidence — not just in a skill, but in ourselves, in our ability to learn and improve and rise to meet challenges. Read More

In February, let’s create a ripple or two

We’re not as independent as we think!

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Early in his career, salesman Joe Girard created his “Law of 250” which says that every person knows on average 250 other people. In his world, that meant that a positive sales experience for one customer had the potential to yield 250 more. So he’d gain not only that relationship, but access to every relationship that person had, their entire network of contacts and friends.

And it worked: through positive word of mouth, Girard became the Guinness Book of World Records greatest retail salesperson in the world, a title he held for 12 consecutive years.

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The best way out is through

Please enjoy this excerpt from my next Blossie @work book:
Keep Cool in Hot Situations…at Work! 

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If you sometimes struggle with handling conflicts at work, keep two things in mind:

First, so does everyone else, especially on days when we’re rushed or not feeling strong. On these days, all someone has to do is say the wrong thing, and we’re reacting before we even realize it.

Second, the impulse to “do anything” to end a conflict is normal. Who wouldn’t want to avoid the stress?

But when avoidance isn’t an option, stay confident and empowered by embracing your own accountability—a true power move. Respond to conflict with phrases like: “No worries, I’ve got it,” “Happy to take that on,” or “That happened on my watch,” like these examples: Read More

Make something beautiful in June: beautiful ground

In 1950, Detroit, Michigan was home to the biggest car companies in the world including Ford, Chrysler, and General Motors. At the time, the “Motor City” was the fourth largest city in the U.S. after New York, Chicago, and Philadelphia. But as auto companies decentralized manufacturing far and wide, Detroit’s population decreased — in 2021 it had slipped from fourth to 27th — and with that decline went the city’s tax base.

Not only did car manufacturing leave, but so did all the tax-paying businesses that support a vibrant working community, including food stores, banks, Read More