Live the questions now.
Hi there, {{first name | friend}}.
I’m writing to you from the passenger seat of my own car, just outside of Rock Springs, Wyoming. My guy is in charge of driving and therefore our playlist on this leg as we’re making our way from Portland to Omaha - where the podcast tour begins on Monday.
Plans for the tour have been in the works for months - venues, guests, food, tickets, things to print, things to sort, things to count. My type-A-Virgo-I clean when I’m stressed- heart seriously loves this process.
So many moving parts. So many spreadsheets.
So many things that can go wrong.
{were you also not blessed with a glass half full view? the glass is definitely half empty and probably has a slow leak I haven’t yet detected}
And this - what my very wise therapist calls catastrophizing - is the part of the process I’d rather skip.
Of course I have all sorts of evidence that the opposite of a catastrophe is about to happen - 12 past gatherings, specifically.
And there will be joy and hugs and tears and ahas in these spaces over the next three weeks - I know it.
But today, on the eve of the eve of the start, there are just nerves.
And I’m honoring that that is part of the process, too.
To taking the risk,
P.S. Your replies after I write are the best. To those who wrote with gratitude that I’m back in your inbox, thank YOU - and to those navigating challenging seasons with family, I see you and am in awe of your strength.
What I’m {re}discovering
💸 You Need A Budget
In my ongoing quest to change my relationship with money, I’ve hopped on the YNAB wagon. It took a second to get going but I can feel a shift. Let me know if you try it
🎧 Hidden Brain with Shankar Vedantam
Some days I want true crime, these days it’s science and human behavior. This latest episode is a good place to start. Blowing Up Your Life
📗 The Pilot’s Wife by Anita Shreve
The other Meg inspired me to pick this up after first reading it 25+ years ago - it lands very differently at 48 than at 20. Check it out
🎤 oh, Dolly
There will always be ambition in my cup - and you’ll forever be in my ears.
Will you join us?
Bound & Determined℠ Midwest Live
Omaha - Chicago - Milwaukee {SOLD OUT}
Tickets are still available for the Westfield Center, Des Moines and Grand Rapids gatherings!
The podcast tour is presented by Westfield Insurance. Thank you to the folks at Westfield for valuing experiences like this and for being an important part of making sure they happen.
Bound & Determined℠ Restorative Retreat
November 5 - 7 or November 8 - 10 | Union Pier, Michigan
Join me for an intimate gathering of women in insurance - no matter your experience, position, or title. Gals lead teams and are individual contributors and join from carriers, agencies and vendors - and have as little as 3 years of experience and more than 30. There’s space for you, too.
Dear Nomad Diary,
Slightly cringe and very fun, I’ve been sharing reflections and answering curiosities about my nomad life in a series I’m calling the Nomad Diaries. Join me as I go.
Introducing Postmarked: Bound & Determined℠
Remember when mail made you smile?
When you join Postmarked: Bound & Determined℠ you'll receive curated paper goods, sourced locally from small businesses as I travel, delivered straight to your mailbox every-other-month - from me to you. 💌
From Bound & Determined℠
After a profound experience with burnout, I founded Adjunct Advisors in 2018 to support the professionals who choose a career in insurance to navigate the range of feelings that so many of us experience - but so few talk candidly about. In To Taking the Risk, I share my own viewpoint on sales, leadership, and cultural change within the insurance industry, as well as notes from my travels since making the decision to sell my home and things in early 2021. Thank you for being here, and for supporting the work I do.