What I'm Doing now

Publishing Books

Legacy Launch Pad continues to thrive. We've published over 50 books and watched our clients go on to transform their careers as a result of the work we've done with them.

Because the service is quite expensive, I'm personally thrilled that we've figured out a way to offer what we do to entrepreneurs still building their businesses at one 20th of the price.

I'm also excited that we're now doing marketing!

Speaking

I made a commitment (using my EPIC Goal Workbook) to really go all in on public speaking this year. I've done a lot of speaking in the past—TEDx, colleges, Genius Network annual, etc.—but never done it consistently enough to feel like I could excel at it.

This year I've been approved as a Vistage speaker and spoken at two events in Phoenix, one in Connecticut, one in LA, one in San Jose and several virtual. I can say with not a lot of modesty that I really slayed some of them (I can say with some modesty: not all of them).

For more about my speaking, go here.

Writing

For years, I haven't felt that creatively inspired.

Or, let's say I have felt more entreprenurially (not a word) inspired than I have creatively inspired.

And honestly, I've been totally okay with it. I love being an entrepreneur. It almost felt like writing creatively was something I used to do, kind of like I used to smoke cigarettes. Loved it at the time. Not a good way to make a living. Books, like I often preach, are to build businesses.

But lately that's been changing. Yes, I wrote the script for Party Girl but those producers, as is the Hollywood way, seem to be ghosting me after multiple promises that they wouldn't. Such is the movie business. She doesn't hurt me anymore. But like Taylor Swift, I will win in the end. I believe that. So what's the rush?

Anyway, I seem to be working on a new novel, to be revamping the Party Girl book again and to have written a children's book (side note: who knew that Amazon reviewers were especially vicious on children's books??) I also created a new journal because the one I wanted didn't seem to exist.

Being Healthy

While I've been a consistent exerciser my whole life, my diet has never been great. It all evened out, I figured.

Well, guess what evens out better? Eating well AND exercising. So I started tracking my calories and macros and while I often lie to the app (what it doesn't know won't kill it), it has made me so much more conscious about what I'm putting in my mouth.

Honestly the best part is that whenever I've eaten something "bad" in the past, the experience has been pretty much ruined by the thought "This is making you fat." But if I'm "good" most of the time, I can actually enjoy the "bad" things without that voice.

I'm now starting to work with a trainer so I can incorporate weight lifting into my routine. Apparently, that's the "thing" at this age. I've never liked working with trainers before but hey, I used to love smoking cigarettes so I have solid proof that I can change. Will I be into it? Time will tell.

Working My Program

Nothing has transformed my life like my 12-step program (except for trauma therapy, which has been equally life-changing). But, at over 23 years of sobriety, how much I'm "working" my program has varied. I had gotten, as they say, dry.

So I committed at the end of last year to working with a new sponsor—one who would take me through the steps thoroughly.

At first, I felt no difference. Then we started to get into the second and third step, where I deepened my connection with a Higher Power, and ohhhh am I feeling it.

I've also learned about setting aside prejudice—not so much about the big things (hopefully I'd already done a lot of that) but about, say, my day. How I think Mondays should feel. Or Thursdays. Or work. Or mothering. I pray to have an open mind so that I can fill it with a connection to something so much bigger than me.