A year ago, I came back from Costa Rica with their mantra of “pura vida!” or the “pure life” in my mind and heart. A few days ago I returned from Italy with much of the same feeling, but in their own words. I learned so much about the slow food movement in Italy, and [...]
Posts Tagged ‘passion’
Figure out what matters to you. Stop.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged changes, fearless, Italy, passion, simple. life on April 24, 2012 | 3 Comments »
It’s not personal
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged job, office, passion, personal, work, work-life balance on December 7, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I don’t know if it’s more common for folks working in the nonprofit sector or not, but I know that I have a really hard time keeping work and personal life separate. And I don’t mean the work-life balance like not checking email at night or talking about work with friends. I mean more like [...]
Full disclosure: plugs for my work & colleagues
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged american idol, job, non-profit, passion, UN, un foundation, work, world malaria day on February 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Wow. A kickoff to an annual day of recognition for one campaign, a dedicated fundraising effort on a primetime TV show watched by nearly 40 million people, and the beginnings of a new flagship campaign — all in one week — all the combined efforts of the wonderful people I work with. My About page [...]
What is it that makes you YOU?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Cajun, cooking, corgis, expert, go-to, me, passion, Sinatra, you on March 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We’ve all heard this question over the years, or variations of it. What makes you different from everyone else? What makes you most you? Write an acrostic with each letter of your name starting a word that describes you…and so forth. Well tonight I was reminded of that question. It wasn’t from a teacher or [...]

