It’s important to remember that everyone gets nervous. We all know the stresses of starting a new job, making a big move or having to speak at an important meeting. While a little bit of nervousness is fine, sometimes it can seriously keep you from being your best.
Here are a few ways to overcome your nerves and get back on track: Read more
Oscar season is upon us – I’m sure many of the nominees are working on their to-do lists for the big night. Write speech, have fabulous custom gown made – you know, the usual.
This week I wanted to share a quote with you from one of my favorite leading ladies and fellow list maker Octavia Spencer.
Octavia’s not the only one who’d be lost without her lists. That’s why I keep all of mine in Evernote so I’m never without them!
We all have that one thing at the bottom of our list. The thing that keeps popping up over and over again and getting copied from list to list. My friend Karen Rizzo, author of “Things to Bring, S#!t to Do.” – an autobiography in lists, had ‘learn Italian’ written on the bottom of her list for years. Other people have different goals like learning a musical instrument or running a marathon.
Well now it’s crunch time.
The first thing you have to think about is – Do I actually want this? It’s fun to dream about learning a new language, but the reality is — it takes a lot of time and work. Do you have that free time? It’s okay to let it go if you don’t. We can’t do everything.
I’m a sucker for the makeovers on morning TV shows. I just get so excited and I love watching the transformations. I always think “Will she keep up with that look? Her hair looks so cute!”
When I did my very first book signing last week it was a great opportunity to meet some of the readers of this blog and give them a little makeover of their own. A few people brought me their lists to take a look at and help rework their list making techniques. Read more
On Thursday I had my first ever book signing for Listful Thinking in a brand-new indie bookstore here in NYC. Earlier in the week I was pretty nervous about the whole event. I couldn’t stop worrying about who might show up and what questions they might ask.
But when Thursday night came around I actually ended up having a lot of fun. Nearly 60 people showed up and at one point it was standing room only! It was so great to talk with everyone.
Some people even brought their lists for me to check!
I also got asked some great questions that I thought I would share with you: Read more