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I read how 160+ successful creatives work. Four things kept popping up. If you consider yourself a creative person, you're going to love this post.   And even if you think you "don't have a creative bone in your body," keep reading.  Because, spoiler alert, everyone is creative , and what I'm about to share applies to any endeavor you'd like to be successful at —from painting or writing to running a business, becoming a green thumb, or learning to cook like Julia Child.   I j

What you think about what you eat matters almost as much as what you eat. Note: A version of the following will appear in the Friday, March 6, 2026, edition of the Estes Park News.   When I was trying to get my nutrition class last month to really believe me when I told them carbs are not, in fact, evil, as so many of us have been led to believe over the years (nor is fat or protein, for that matter), I said to them:   "What you eat matters, yes, but so does what you believe

My best friend from high school and I have the same birthday.   In elementary school, our moms would coordinate cupcakes and punch for our classroom and we'd celebrate on stylish styrofoam and the "fancy" napkins. (Ahh, those were the days, weren't they? Before we all felt overwhelmed by guilt of disposable wares.)   In high school we celebrated our 18th annual candle-blowing bonanza by having a luau...in the middle of January...in Ohio.   When I texted her last month to wish

A version of the following will appear in the Friday, February 6, 2026, edition of the Estes Park News .   Despite the unprecedented warm weather here in the Rockies, it really is  winter in the northern hemisphere.   And that means winter is messing with us —biologically…and therefore mentally and emotionally.    It doesn’t have a personal vendetta. It’s just doing what Nature does.   The problem is that we’re not.   We humans didn’t evolve with fluorescent lights, smartwatc

Note: A version of the following will appear in the Friday, November 7 edition of the Estes Park News .   I’ve noticed a trend among both my 1:1 clients and my friends lately: overcomplicating things.   And not just a little bit.  I’m talking Olympic-level mental gymnastics to make the simplest goals feel like a Rubik’s Cube.   Want to eat healthier? Suddenly you’re deep in a paleo subreddit, trying to recreate pancakes using almond flour, air, and magic. They take two hours,

Before you reach for the PSL hype, read this. Note: A version of the following will appear in the Friday, October 3 edition of the Estes...

I’m going to let you in on a little secret: I don’t actually meditate very often. There were a handful of years where I sat almost daily...

If I asked you to rate your life on a scale of 1 to 10 right now, where would you put yourself?   Are you flying high after selling your...

Note: A version of the following will appear in the August 1, 2025, edition of the Estes Park News . In 7th grade, I had an art teacher...

Why Affirmations Don't Work (and What to Do Instead) The following article will appear in the July 4, 2025, issue of the Estes Park news....

Advice You Won't Hear from Other Yoga Teachers "I have been so busy these last few months that I never had time to get excited about this...

Your Summer Bean Burger Blueprint (A condensed version of the following will appear in the June 6, 2025, edition of the Estes Park News...

Your Permission Slip to Stop Carrying the Burdens of the World on Your Back Less than 24 hours after he'd broken up with me, my college...

How to Know When it's Time to Call in Reinforcements You’ve set the goal. You know your why . You’re tracking your actions  like a boss....

Are you tracking your progress, your actions, both, or neither? So you gave your goals a whiff and they’re fresh.  (If you have no idea...

The following article will appear in the upcoming April 4, 2025, edition of the Estes Park news . You can view virtual editions here . My...

(Or at least roll my eyes so hard it gives me a headache) You ever eat so much of something that tasted so good you couldn't stop eating...

The following appeared in the March 7, 2025, edition of Estes Park News as my monthly "Elevated Living" column (see page 18). If you’ve...

This past Sunday, a friend asked me if I was free at a time I would normally be curled up with a piece of bubblegum fiction in my reading...

Unconventional Wisdom for Goal Success We're already a week in to 2025.  How's it going for you? Did you set an intention for this year?...