Life's Negotiations

What an amazing year it's been.

Thanks to changing the story of my life, my Hug Tour, and in large part to the smart, driven, and sometimes silly (I wouldn't have it any other way) individual clients and businesses I've worked with this year.

Looking for inspiration to take a leap in 2012?

Last week I began my stint as a part-time nanny for a three year-old girl. In that short time, I've learned that adults and children are more alike than we realize.

1. We all get fussy.

Nannytime begins with lunch, followed by a nap and play. On our first day together, she fought the nap while rubbing her eyes, and losing focus. When the irritability set in, I saw before me the three year-old version of nearly every adult I know at 4:00 pm on a weekday.

Recently while speaking to two Comm 107 classes at the University of Maryland, I posed the question: 

If I know nothing else, what do you want me to know about you?

After their answers, I offered mine. It came from a personality test I took a few years ago. 

A new iteration of my speech, "How My Brain Tumor Will Change Your Life," from the Great Ideas conference in Colorado Springs, CO in March.

A big thank you to Robin Yasinow and David Hicks for helping me revise the speech and prepare to once again be scared and do it anyway.

My Next Leap Q&A with Paige Continentino, life coach and co-founder of Meditation for the Imagination. 

What's your next leap?

I want to leave the day job that is still paying the bills, and that keeps me from fully developing my other work - coaching and teaching meditation.