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The best part of my job as a bookseller at Capitol Hill Books was recommending books to customers. There’s no greater pleasure than sharing a life-changing title. Through World Book Night, on April 23rd, I get to relive that pleasure. Why April 23rd? April 23 is the UNESCO International Day of the Book, chosen in [Read more...] This is part of the Claim Your AUTHORity series. At one point while writing Chasing Sylvia Beach, I deleted 15,000 words of interior monologue. The book was a mess, and cutting this much was just the beginning of making order from chaos. It was like I’d been driving with a mud-caked windshield and now it [Read more...] The fools who dare, who risk, are the ones we admire. We relish their daring. We applaud their willingness to take a stand. We adore the wildly imaginative things they’ve created. Be a fool. Let your creativity run wild. [Read more...] 
Last week I published part one of my annual review. This is an exciting and unwieldy process. So much to reflect on and learn from! My coaching and teaching work Why I love my job: people are amazing. Curious Boulder Excursionators at Two Hands Paperie I’m so proud of the leaps my clients have [Read more...] I don’t consider myself a flighty person, but I do notice my pattern of ‘grass is greener’ syndrome. If I’m in Denver, I long for Paris. In Paris, I grow weary of the urban attitude and wish I were in Colorado with friends and space instead of strangers and bustle. The boomerang way Boomerang George Whitman, owner of Shakespeare and Company bookstore in Paris, died last week at age 98. He left behind one of the greatest bookstores in the world, a ‘great good place’ that welcomed booklovers and writers and became an iconic, must-visit living Parisian landmark. Sylvia Beach was the original founder of the original Shakespeare and [Read more...] It’s that time of year! No, not gift buying, but looking back over the year to glean lessons and inspiration from what the year has brought. This invaluable practice always teaches me a lot. It’s common to forget or gloss over successes. Taking time to review helps us begin the new year full of insights and [Read more...] Xavier could barely get it together to make this video. He’s sad I’m leaving Paris. But, still, he was able to pull something positive out of his douleur.
Xavier invites us to slow down: You’re gifted with tons of ideas, which all seem great. And you want to do all of them now. The problem is, you’re not the goddess Kali, gifted with many arms and the ability to multitask. You have to choose. You have to prioritize. Every client and student I’ve worked with has this challenge. I [Read more...] Is being a badass what we really want? Xavier has another idea.
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