Self-Sabotage: The Sneaky Manipulator

“He reminds himself it’s better to be in the arena, getting stomped by the bull, than to be up in the stands or out in the parking lot.” -Steven Pressfield, The War of Art The first two weeks before launching my blog I was riding high on a wave of excitement and motivation. One week after launching I entered the boxing ring with my inner self-sabotaging demons. After I wrote my second post “Emotions from Paris Fashion Week”, I began to hear a faint voice of doubt inside. I ignored…

Why Would You Quit Your Job?

It’s been one year since I left the security of a generously paid and comfortable job. The reason for leaving was simple: I didn’t want to turn 30, 40 or reach retirement age doing a job that I “fell into” or that was “okay” and not great. I am 25 and my husband and I don’t have children or a mortgage to pay – yet. Yet being the key word because I know that one day we want to have kids and possibly buy a home, maybe even a vacation home…