When you allow the tail to wag the dog...when you approach a challenge from an answer rather than the question, it can be mind-stretching.
Category: Essay
Seth Godin’s Agenda Session: Fly Above Your Fear
Sometimes, when you attempt something that's a long shot, you can reap rewards, simply through overcoming your fear of rejection.
Reflections in the Mirror: Appreciating Your True Self
This is a call to find ways to help women and girls look in the mirror and see their own unique beauty, inside and out.
Unleashing The Creature of Creativity on the World
When I write what I post here on Out on a Limb, I almost always think, "I'm writing this for myself." But am I really? I'm a big fan of Chris Brogan and in his recent post "Creatives Are a Needy Bunch," he points out that creatives create because they need to share. They also …
Continue reading Unleashing The Creature of Creativity on the World
Social Media, the Double-edged Sword
I've been involved with multiple facets of social media for almost five years and I admit that sometimes, I'm over it. What I've discovered is that, to do it right, the proportion of online to in-person time is seriously skewed toward solitude. When I look up the word solitude on Dictionary.com, the definitions given are: …
New Year’s Resolution: Saying What Needs to Be Said
Was this a year that caused you to examine your conscience or your motivation for personal or professional actions (or lack of them)? It was for me. A friend's dire illness earlier in the year and the recent tragic shootings in Connecticut has caused me to realize I need to commit to a New Year's …
Continue reading New Year’s Resolution: Saying What Needs to Be Said
Out on a Limb 