My Journey with Graphic Coaching
Note from Gina: As a coach and facilitator, I use a number of tools to help folks get from where they are to where they want to be. One of my very, very favorite ways to work is graphically — through...
Object Permanence
I was born in 1971 and into a world of throw-away, temporary convenience. Ours was the first generation that ate more meals in the car than around the kitchen table. When we did eat at home, we...
Self Care Day on The 6th
It doesn’t happen often, but I got upset this morning. Not in an angry way. Just in a, “Really? Are you serious? This is the best we can do?” way. I saw a friend post “is 2 weeks...
Values: Passion meets Purpose
I mentioned Jennifer Lee’s The Right-Brain Business Plan in a Happy Quote last week and promised you’d hear more about this book and Jennifer’s smart insights. Well, here we go… Just...
A Step Along The Way
As you may or may not know, my husband, Ned Andrew, is quite the talented guy. He’s a journalist and an editor, directs leadership institutes, is a fantastic speaker and trainer, does all of our...
The Last Bookstore in Brentwood
I didn’t realize how sad Borders’ closing would make me until I was actually standing in the last bookstore in Brentwood on its last day of regular business.I’d heard the rumblings of...
Welcome!
I’ve been “online” since sometime around 1992 when a tech savvy boyfriend gave me a 386 with a modem and BBS phone number. I chatted with folks about music and movies until I discovered a group that...
The Hardest Part of Abundance
I have a confession. My name is Gina and I’m addicted to printed matter. Yes, I have an eReader and a cell phone with a reading app and spend an inordinate amount of time reading online, but I still...
Good Ole Champ Dioge
I love this dog. He’s a good, good boy. He’s also very, very sick. That episode back in June was a symptom of something bigger. It may be neuro-distemper. It may be the neurological implications...
Thinking About “Happiness, Joy and Big Fat Klout Scores”
Mark Schaefer is one of my favorite online colleagues. We’re from the same town and run in the same e-circles, but have never actually managed to be in the same room at the same time. At any rate,...
Crafty Conscience
From the files of *More Trouble Than It's Worth* comes my second plarn* bag. It took so many hours to make the plarn and then crochet it into this bag. I'm talking like 40 hours of folding and cutting and connecting and winding plastic to get enough for this larger bag (it … [Read More...]
Recipe to Ease Overwhelm
Sometimes, in spite of all of the self care practice you can muster, your day just goes off the rails. Maybe it's because a bunny chewed through the fuel line on your car. Maybe it's because you didn't get enough sleep. Maybe it's because you took a few … [Read More...]
Inspired by Judith Snow…
This month's SCDot6 post is given over to two dear friends on the occasion of the Celebration of Life for one and the incredibly poetry she inspired in the other. There are hundreds of articles and videos and tributes written by and about Judith Snow. She was … [Read More...]
Self Care Day on the 6th: November 2014
There's something particularly wonderful about old friends. Don't get me wrong, I love meeting new people -- with all of the possibilities ahead and the zing of discovering common connections -- but I treasure the folks that have been on this ride with me for … [Read More...]
Self Care Day on the 6th: July 2014
I don't know about you, but I sometimes get so caught up in trying new stuff -- spreading my wings, looking for opportunities, taking more classes, seeking bigger challenges -- that I need something to snap me back to the old tried and trues that have always nurtured me. … [Read More...]
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