Creative Entrepreneurship

Failure. It’s such a painful word, isn’t it? It shakes and rattles us. We take it personally. We try to move on, to call it a “learning experience” — but it cuts deep. And for many of us, it feels like each failure chips away at our value. “That project failed, therefore I shouldn’t value my work (and, really, myself) as much.”“I’m a failure, so I’m not worthy of … love/money/happiness.” We assume that value is inversely proportional to our…

June 19, 2014
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Dear Community, Everywhere I turn these days, one question keeps popping up. With private financial therapy clients, in blog posts, in coffee shops, and over and over again in my year-long Art of Money community: How do I KNOW my own value? Have you wrestled with this one? Or maybe, like many of my students and community members, you’re facing some of its cousin-questions, like: Deep down, I know my value is innate, and never goes away — so why…

June 2, 2014
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Welcome to my Guest Post Series! For the rest of 2014, my team and I are in deep creation mode, writing my book, The Art of Money. Yay! While we’re away, I’m thrilled to present voices + perspectives about money (and much more) from some of my favorite colleagues + thinkers. Don’t fret, though! I love you all too much to stay silent for long. Look for the occasional article (and book excerpt!) from me … meanwhile, soak up this…

May 20, 2014
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