The Catalyst Course Starts Next Week!

Jena and I are so excited to launch the Catalyst Course next week, March 5th! Just in case you haven’t heard, the Catalyst Course is for anyone who is looking to rekindle the spark in their life. It’s an opportunity to light a flame in your life and reveal all the awesome that awaits you!

Healthy Changes and Self-Talk

If you haven’t heard us talking about it, my friend Jena and I are working on an e-course called The Catalyst Course. Here’s a quick review: We all have a flame burning within us, ignited by passion, talent, skill or an intense curiosity in something. It’s that little place deep inside of you that lights

Competition: Friend or Foe

Competition is a tricky subject. In researching this topic I found so much data on the benefits of competition and about the toxicity that can come into play when competition goes too far.  Competition has both good and bad aspects, depending on the situation and the people involved in the dance of competitiveness. Wikipedia defines

The Resistance

“What is happiness?  The feeling that power increases – that resistance is being overcome.”  ~Friedrich Nietzche We all have it from time to time, the need to resist what “is.”  Some of us have more resistance than others. We can often have resistance in some areas and not others.  Resistance is very often coming from

Reignite your spark with The Catalyst Course

This is a familiar story and you know the drill, we all get so caught up in punching the clock, taking care of loved ones and making sure that we’ve crossed everything off of our to do list that in the process we can really lose track of our own happiness.  Happiness and understanding are

Facing Fear

I’m thinking of a time when I knew I was going to have to speak in front of a large group of people and the fear that I felt from the moment I found out the news. I was so honored to have been selected to speak at a conference last summer filled with strangers,

Pursuing Your Passion

What does pursuing your passion mean to you? People talk about it all the time, but what does it really mean? Does it mean quitting your day job and turning your love of crafts, photography or food into your career?  My answer would be, maybe.  It’s very important for everyone to follow their passion and

The Catalyst – Change is Coming

I remember the moment it happened to me, it was years ago, maybe 10 years ago. I was living a life I wasn’t all that happy with.  I wasn’t miserable, but everyday was just kind of, “meh.”  I was painting my living room with a friend, minding my own business when this notion hit me. 

2012 Mission: Authentic Happiness

This time of year many of us are making New Year’s resolutions which can feel really fun at first.  Some goals are easier to achieve, but some goals really require making changes that can be challenging.  Our optimism for the new year can quickly become squelched by our inability to keep up with all of

Checking in with yourself

In the early years of my business, when I was first making hats, reconstructed sweaters, scarves and more, I would work crazy long hours.  I might crochet for 12 hours a day, or sew for 8 hours at a stretch.  The next day I’d be broken down—sore shoulders, pain in my hands, basically unable to