Slipping Out of My Wonder Woman Suit
I have struggled with the questions “how am I supposed to be an inspiration when I’m facing my own challenges?” and “Who wants to read about my sadness or fear?” I am known for being able to be calm in...
A blog by Lisa Dempsey
Sharing Your Vision
Launching a new endeavor is exciting and terrifying. Expectations, hopes, and fears jumble together. I want to remind you to keep your eye on the final result you are working to achieve. Every day there will be new hurdles and...
How Do I Cluck Howl Crow?
My first paying jobs were babysitting children and pets. I started working when I was eleven years old. When I was fourteen, my Mom opened a candy store, and I began to work for her. Candy Classics was the bomb....
Your Choice of Ingredients
I am attending an event today that is almost a reunion of sorts. Many of my colleagues from my previous employer will be attending, including the guest presenter. I am a natural pot stirrer. I make the best soups and gumbos and they...
Your Eyes Have Super Power
This is a reminder that you can make someone’s day with a glance and a smile. Think about this especially when you are at work and distracted by other things happening in your life. I happen to look pretty intense when...
Training Godzilla to Heel
Live Brave, #bravehavior, is my mantra for the year. Just saying the words, “live brave,” seems to increase my inner-strength muscles. When I say those words, I’m speaking to my lizard brain. I’ve named mine Godzilla. Seth Godin describes the ancient part of...
Outside the Zone
Valentine’s Day is just a few days away so I thought I’d get an early start and talk about passion. I’ve always struggled with finding a single passion for pursuing and mastering. I envied the doctor or dancer who had a...
Ten Ways To Be Brave
Being brave does not mean you aren’t afraid. The verb, brave is defined by Webster’s Dictionaryas to meet or face courageously, to defy, challenge, or dare or to make splendid. Isn’t this the dream, “to dare and succeed, and to make...
15 Ways to Say “I Love You!”
Today is Valentines Day. A day when we traditionally exchange notes and tokens of love and appreciation. Every year my husband brings me Tulips. This tradition began before we married on our first Valentines Day together. I love the flowers, and even more, I love...
Wild Expression
About a year ago The Wild Woman Sisterhood began showing up on my Facebook Feed. They post at least two graphics a day that depicts strong women in a natural element or gathering with other women. They show women as earthly, with...
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