Resources

Along my path are people, places, words and wisdom that have inspired me, challenged me, encouraged me, taught me and pushed me. In seeking new ideas and remaining open to what the Universe provides, we create for ourselves a path to our future.

Below is a list of people and blogs, shows, thought leaders and teachers who provide light to my path. I hope they do the same for you. Please check back here periodically - as my journey is not over and this list will inevitably grow. If you have people who inspire the best in you, please send me an email and share them!

Thought Leaders, Books & Podcasts:

Websites, Videos & Art:

  • ThriveGlobal.com - a journey to change the way we work and live

  • Prince Ea - spoken work artist

  • Brene Brown - multiple TEDtalks on vulnerability and shame, imperfection, daring and more

  • Patti Dobrowolski - Draw Your Future (TEDxRanier video)

  • Simon Sinek - TED Talk: How great leaders inspire action

  • Gavin Aung Than - cartoonist at Zen Pencils

Quotes...

Below is an ever-growing list of quotes - use them for inspiration, as writing prompts, as reminders and conversation starters. Check back regularly for new quotes. Write to me about your personal discoveries... Send me your personal favorites so I can add them to the list! 

“Success and failure come and go, but don't let them define you. It's who you are that matters.”  ― Kamal Ravikant, Live Your Truth

“What happens to us is not as important as the meaning we assign to it. Journaling helps sort this out.”   ~ Michael Hyatt

"Developing purpose requires us to know who we are and what we want to become." 

"It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change."  ~Darwin

"The strongest oak of the forest is not the one that is protected from the storm and hidden from the sun. It's the one that stands in the open where it is compelled to struggle for its existence against the winds and rains and the scorching sun."  ~Napoleon Hill

"The sturdiest tree is not found in the shelter of the forest but high upon some rocky crag, where its daily battle with the elements shapes it into a thing of beauty."  ~Unknown

"What is to give light must endure burning."  ~Viktor Frankl

"Don't ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive and then go and do it."  ~ Howard Thurman

"People often say that this or that person has not yet found himself. But the self is not something that one finds. It is something that one creates."  ~Thomas Szasz

"In the midst of winter, I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer."  ~Albert Camus

"Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards."  ~Soren Kierkegaard 

"In the end, only three things matter, how much you loved, how gently you lived and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you."  ~The Buddha

"If you don't stick to your values when they're being tested, they're not values: they're hobbies"  ~Jon Stewart 

"Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor."  ~Truman Capote

"All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think, we become."  ~The Buddha 

"A lot of people resist transition and therefore never allow themselves to enjoy who they are. Embrace the change, no matter what it is; once you do, you can learn about the new world you're in and take advantage of it."  ~Nikki Giovanni

"Grief is perhaps an unknown territory for you. You might feel both helpless and hopeless without a sense of a 'map' for the journey. Confusion is the hallmark of a transition. To rebuild both your inner and outer world is a major project."  ~Anne Grant

“Within each of us, there is a silence, a silence as vast as the universe. And when we experience that silence, we remember who we are.”  ~Gunilla Norris

"In order to live the life we desire, and set the intention for greater happiness and more meaningful connections with others, we have to release the hold that our past has on us."  ~Deepak Chopra

"Grief is depression in proportion to circumstance, Depression is grief out of proportion to circumstance."  ~Andrew Solomon

"Leap and the net will appear."  ~John Burroughs

"We do not inherit the land from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children."  ~Navajo Proverb

"Owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing that we will ever do."  ~Brene Brown

"How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard."  ~Winnie the Pooh

"To achieve greatness, start where you are, use what you have, do what you can"  ~Arthur Ashe

"Find a place inside where there's joy, and the joy will burn out the pain."  ~Joseph Campbell

"Life's challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they're supposed to help you discover who you are."  ~Bernice Johnson Reagon