In everything that is temporary there is something substantial that sits with you, changes you, that holds on.  In every dark situation, a mountain in your way, a death, a departure, a breakup, or an ending, there is goodness to be found, a light. There is always lightness amongst the dark, as if shining a flashlight towards the path best taken, leading you towards your most grounded self during times of chaos. If you so wish. We are all living in the upside down right now; w

Being a leader (in any industry), in any sense, can be a lot of pressure, especially if you care about your employees, your team’s morale, the ethics that your company abides by, and the overall directives of team.  You want to lead with a calm focused head, motivate, teach, delegate, and allow your team the freedom to grow to the best of their ability. In today’s society we are not really set up for transparent and honest leadership in most corporate environments.  This is w

Over the past few weeks I’ve had at least 10 people DM me on Instagram and ask me what I do for a living.  My first thought is “Whaaa? My profile says ‘Design director in NYC, and writer/author’ Pretty clear no?”  But then it dawned on me that for a person that writes about life, and other people’s issue I haven’t really shared many of my own. Who IS this this person that posts quotes on Instagram, and what kind of design director? And why do you feel the need to give advice