Can-Do-Ology: Business meets Personal, falls in love, has several Stuff That Needs Doing offspring, and goes seeking suitable live-in help.
I don’t really have any urge to dominate the world. Domination’s great, as long as you’re the dominator. But in order to dominate, there has to be someone being dominated. There is no dominator without a corresponding subordinate. Me Conqueror, You Subject. That isn’t how I approach my business or my life. Domination is an [...]
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I have a confession: I don’t want to run a marathon. Running a marathon is a pretty common item on peoples’ Someday Lists (a.k.a. Goal Lists, Bucket Lists, etc.). It was on mine, too. Until today, when I realized: I don’t have the slightest desire to actually run a marathon. It’s not like I only [...]
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I want permission… To do it my way. To do it wrong. To say, “I don’t want this,” without giving any further justification. To bask in the spotlight. To frolic through the meadows of off-brand-ness. To be angry. To grieve–still. To let go on my own time. To ask the questions I really want to [...]
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The Rush of the Start Getting started on something is easy in a lot of ways. There’s the excitement of a novel undertaking, the rush of charging headlong into a new foray. There’s a lot to learn (my favorite part), a lot to explore for the first time, so much to figure out. There’s something [...]
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I used to say that I’m not the “entrepreneurial type.” Except, apparently, I am, because I’m living it. I also used to say that I like stability, and not taking scary leaps. Except I don’t (I get bored and restless when things are too stable), and I totally do get a positive charge from leaps. [...]
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I’ve been reading (and enjoying) Gretchen Rubin’s Happiness Project blog for a few years… which means I’ve been thinking about crafting my own set of personal commandments for a few years as well. Over the past week, while I’ve been unplugged (mostly) and in a ponder-ful state (mostly), I created my list. Each previous time [...]
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Six-Word Memoirs are popular right now. They’re challenging, but actually really fun to create. Here are my 20 favorite six word memoirs that I created (click the links above to view other peoples’): Happiness is always the best revenge. Challenges crumble; wit and grace remain. Could say something. And I will. (credit to my Grandma) [...]
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My knees don’t even scab no more Been pushed down so many times Just calluses now, rough and scarred I can get up and get up and get up again But I can’t be your victim no more Down again but by my own misstep Still breakable, I don’t wear no cape But wounded I’ll [...]
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I’m Marissa, can-do-ologist, perpetual Curious George, and daily adventurer.
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