We don’t always know whom we are meant to be when we are young, but if we are observant, there are clues everywhere. For Libby Scheele, they were obvious in her fascination with color and texture and a variety of materials that could be used in artistic endeavors. When she didn’t have ‘real’ art supplies,…
Like Laura, Melissa Hart found refuge, safety, and a sense of freedom in books that was missing in her childhood. She and Laura connected because of a shared love of books and the idea that “books make me feel rich.” Laura reached out to Melissa after reading an essay Melissa submitted to Real Simple…
Legacy isn’t necessarily in the past. If we could reverse-engineer our lives with a focus on how we want to show up, and how others experience us, we could create our legacy on purpose, explains business consultant and career coach, Jeff Saperstein. In this paradigm we are living into our lives with the end in…
How many of us would have the courage to turn our backs on what was soundly forecast as a future payout of several million dollars in retirement and stock options to follow what our spirit was calling out to do? The answer to that question is quite clear – just look around at the people…
When you discover who she is and what she does, having a conversation with Sharry might be a little unsettling… it might leave you feeling a little exposed and vulnerable. You see, Sharry hears frequencies most of us don’t, at least not without the help of sensitive sound measuring devices or equipment. Which means she’ll…
“You can’t do that.” “You have to do it this way!” “You can’t be good at all of that, you have to choose just one…” While he doesn’t come out and say it that explicitly, these are all messages Christian Del Rosario likely heard – and, thankfully, ignored – on the way to developing the…
Imagine having Alzheimer’s take over your closest loved one and framing it as “The Incredible Journey”! That’s been Patti Hanrath’s response over the past four years as her husband, Joe, has fairly rapidly ‘disappeared’ due to early onset of this disease. The first red flag that something was wrong was easily chalked up to…
This week, Making Space for Conversations that Matter Host, Laura Prisc, takes to the airwaves solo as she contemplates the ideas of ‘common sense’ and ‘common courtesy’ and raises questions about whether they are actually common or rare. It’s an interesting, thought-provoking session, in which she invites you – dear listener – to participate in the conversation.…
You’ve probably experienced this: You’re working hard at creating something new, feeling like you’re building momentum and then, WHAM! You’re kicked back by something unexpected… sometimes something really devastating. You might say you were ‘frustrated…’ That’s how Artist, Connie Moeller, described her reaction when she received her breast cancer diagnosis a few years ago. She…
Laura sets the stage for today’s conversation by reminding Chad of when they first met, several years ago, and she was struck by how different his business and office space was. She was attending a 2-day workshop in Columbus, and the Choice Recovery office was a field trip / live demonstration of inspired thinking and…