by Marissa Bracke |
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...
by Marissa Bracke |
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...
by Marissa Bracke |
I started taking yoga classes in college, and I was immediately impressed by the dramatic effect focused attention on the breath had on my body as a whole. Before the poses themselves came to mean much to me, the breath and awareness of it really hit home. The summer...
by Marissa Bracke |
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...
by Marissa Bracke |
Far and away, the biggest mistake I made starting out in business was making myself too available and responding to email way too often. I wanted to seem competent and trustworthy, and the easiest way I knew to do that was to be perpetually available. I tried to be...
