Do You Love What You Do 250 Days Per Year?
Out of the 365 days in 2022, 250 of those were U.S. working days. We know these numbers, but they still make me stop and think—that’s a lot more days working than not working in a year. When you’re clear about what you do best, you can take charge of what’s next. -Carole Dupré So […]
Working With What You Got, Kid
Featuring Katherine Klimitas HerNature asked Katherine, “What woman has inspired you to be the real you?” Ellan Vavrick has been one of my best friends since I was a teenager, despite our 40 year age difference. Ellan raised and provided for two daughters by herself. She is an accomplished insurance saleswoman, antique dealer, artist and […]
Living Life On My Own Terms
Featuring Celeste Gill HerNature asked Celeste, “What woman inspired you to be the real you?” My grandmother Willie Mae Muckle did whatever she wanted to do. She was an entrepreneur in the 1970s in Detroit, Michigan. She ran a candy store where I worked as a kid and a catering business for factory workers. I […]
How Do You Know You’re Starting To Get It Right?
The moment that you feel just possibly you are walking down the street naked … exposing too much of your heart and your mind, and what exists on the inside … That is the moment you might be starting to get it right. -Barry Schwartz I’m challenged by this double-dare of a quote from psychologist […]
If Eleanor Roosevelt Were Here
When people ask about my “why” behind HerNature Personal Branding, I fall back on my favorite quote from Eleanor Roosevelt: You must do the thing you think you cannot do. -Eleanor Roosevelt I believe she was challenging each of us to think bigger than our lizard brains want to imagine. But I don’t believe she […]
Show Me How You Stay True To Who You Are
Show me how you take care of business without letting business determine who you are. -Oriah Mountain Dreamer It can be difficult not to lose ourselves in our search for success. The quote above from Oriah’s book The Invitation is a favorite of mine. Her writings challenge me both personally and professionally to be clear […]