I changed careers, became a writer, authored a book, adopted a child, and pursued even more of my dreams after I answered this question.Ħ. “What would I do if I were not afraid? ” It’s a quote by a woman named Martha Mangelsdorf and my personal answer was life-altering. What question in your life has had the biggest impact? I’d start by getting rid of laws and/or traditions that violate the inalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness-such as nations that continue to turn a blind eye to slavery.ĥ. I probably wouldn’t make laws if I did have that kind of power. Most days I have trouble figuring out what is best for me and my family, so I’m glad to not have to shoulder the responsibility of governing large groups of people. What global policy, credo, practice, or law would you like to decree? I even think it makes me respect her more.Ĥ. I had no idea, and I find this sort of planning and subtlety to be fascinating.
She wore jeweled wasps when she wanted the other person to feel a sting, a tiny missile when she met with a Russian foreign minister, a snake pin whenever she worked with Iraqi officials-all sorts of things. Secretary of State Madeline Albright wore pins and broaches when she met with foreign dignitaries to convey clever, hidden meanings. I crave joy and laughter and conversations that take me to unexpected places, so I surround myself with people who do exactly this. I’m talking about avoiding people who believe that there is a limited supply of happiness and success in the world. I don’t mean that I abandon my friends when they’re going through a rough patch-in fact, this is when I try my hardest to pay my friends back for all they times they have been there to support and inspire me. I try to avoid toxic and negative people at all costs. The vast majority of people in my life inspire me on a daily basis. I think this way about those I choose to spend time with. Inspiration flashback: When is the last time you thought, “Yes! That person has so got it going on! ”? My husband calls me his “little GPS.” While other people’s brains are filled with valuable scientific proofs and theories of the universe, my noggin is stuffed with street names.Ģ.
Honestly, if I’ve looked at a map of a place I haven’t even visited, I’m pretty decent at giving directions. The same is true for every town where I’ve lived, and pretty much any place I’ve visited. To this day, you can name two addresses in my hometown and I can give you perfect turn-by-turn directions between them.
Unfortunately-or maybe fortunately-I’ve never been able to rid myself of this habit. But, every time I rode in a car for eight years of my life, I would repeat, study, and store to memory all the street names that passed me by in Topeka, Kansas. It wasn’t until I was 13 that I discovered driver’s license tests have nothing to do with memorizing street names. When I was five, I got it in my head that to get your driver’s license you had to fill in every street name on a map of the town where you do most of your driving. Clear the clutter so you can pursue what you love the most. She is: Editor-In-Chief of the uber popular, a Real columnist, and a mama to a new baby and a new book: Unclutter Your Life in One Week: A 7-Day Plan to Organize Your Home, Your Office, and Your Life, with a foreword by David Allen and a glowing endorsement from my (other) favourite organizer, Peter Walsh.Įrin Doland’s motto: simplicity is revolutionary. She hangs with Quakers and speaks to the high-powered women’s groups. She’s a ruthless time manager, but always has time to help. She’s A+ organized, but not chilly ‘n uptight about it.
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