Change Your Mind By Hand: Swipe Left
“Often the hands will solve a mystery that the intellect has struggled with in vain.” — Carl Jung, psychologist As we increase awareness of our thoughts to gain better control of them, we’ll invariably notice more negative ones and greater amounts of self-criticism. In addition to relying upon mindfulness to notice them and self-compassion to […]
Stop Killing Your Ideas
“You must be unintimidated by your own thoughts because if you write with someone looking over your shoulder, you’ll never write.” — Nikki Giovanni, poet Some of our most precious time is during the moments of ideation, brainstorming, musing, and contemplation. These are times when we are playing with ideas and seeing how they connect […]
A Brand New Banish Your Inner Critic Keynote and Workshops!
To support the concepts and develop the exercises in my latest book, Banish Your Inner Critic, I did a ton of research. That’s been one of the best parts of writing this book: all of the great new information I’ve learned. But, while I love research, in my heart of hearts, I’m a teacher and […]
Book Event: From Honorable Mentions to Authors
Join me and my friend Shuly Cawood for our two-author event “From Honorable Mentions to Authors: Shuly Cawood & Denise Jacobs, a Conversation about Life Choices” in our hometown of Yellow Springs, Ohio. Authors Shuly Cawood and Denise Jacobs have much in common. Both grew up in Yellow Springs, Ohio. Both have books debuting in […]
Come to the Banish Your Inner Critic Book Launch Event at Books & Books!
Join me and four Miami creative and community powerhouses for my book release event! We’ll be discussing how to unlock creativity to build great things in the world despite the voice in your head that tries to stop you. Date: 6 June 2017 Time: 7-9pm Location: Books & Books, 265 Aragon, Coral Gables, FL Here’s the event description: […]
