by Rachel | Sep 2, 2015 | Entrepreneurship, Featured, Personal, Writing for Business
“Your book got me through a two-day bus trip through Scotland!” she says. A lovely Scottish woman who lives in my canyon ‘hood. Blues eyes sparkle. “She lives near me! I saw the book and recognized your name, your face, from Topanga. Such a...
by Rachel | Sep 1, 2015 | Entrepreneurship, Featured, Writing for Business
Dear Frustrated, Exhausted, Over It You, Yes, today is September 1st. Yes, it feels like trickery. Some clock-shifting sleight of hand. How could Summer be over? Wipe the sand from your feet and the sun from your eyes. The truth is we are in the homestretch of the...
by Rachel | Aug 15, 2015 | Entrepreneurship, Featured, Personal, Writing for Business
*Allow stillness to feed your creativity. Only in the quiet moments will your ideas gel and take root. -Praying Mantis This morning a praying mantis appeared in the upper right corner of my bedroom window. Could the message be any more clear? When was the last time...
by Rachel | May 27, 2015 | Entrepreneurship, Featured, Personal, Writing for Business
“Creating a relationship with the daughter I abandoned is the most meaningful thing I’ve done in my life.” The brightly lit lecture hall falls silent. You can cut through the air with a kitchen knife. This man — let’s call him Adam to...
by Rachel | Feb 26, 2015 | Entrepreneurship, Featured, Writing for Business
“What’s scarier than hillbillies on ice?” Mary Gauthier pauses between songs. Hand resting lightly on the frets of her beloved 1952 Gibson guitar. Harmonica strapped to her neck. She beams from the stool where she sits amidst vintage dresses, rows of...
by Rachel | Feb 8, 2015 | Entrepreneurship, Featured, Personal, Writing for Business
“When was your last relationship?” I sip water, stall for time. The man sitting across from me leans in. So close I can feel his breath graze my cheek. We are at a high-end restaurant, tucked into a prime beachside location. The kind of joint where...
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