The way to change your life, Elizabeth Gilbert told Oprah, is to, “Get a new mantra.” She wasn’t talking about mantras in the spiritual sense, but as a personal motto or phrase that inspires you or expresses something…

On Friday morning, Pat Egan sent out an SOS on Twitter which read, “Does anyone know a good dog trainer in the Boulder, CO area?” A couple of hours later, it hit me that I did, indeed, know…

Should I ever wake up some morning and think, “I guess it’s time to get a job,” I know exactly how I’ll abort that thought. I’ll just get in my car and head for the nearest freeway. A…

Some people go all fuzzy at the sight of a new puppy. My daughter the doula feels that way about babies. And I get all shivery over startup businesses. Seeing a baby idea come to life makes me…

Three hours after the opening of Compelling Storytelling last June, Sandy Dempsey decided she had made a terrible mistake in coming. During the lunch break, she ran into co-presenter Alice Barry and shared her misgivings. Alice smiled at…

My weekend excursion includes a return visit to Colorado Free University in Denver followed by a quick trip to Austin to visit my grandchildren. My artistic granddaughter Zoe and I are going to see if we…

Barbara, I read your book years ago and took your class at the local Adult Ed program here in Seattle. I have also taken a couple of your teleseminars when I needed more encouragement. You really inspired me…

For years I was a hotel-hopper with every visit to London. In my quest to find a reasonably priced hotel, I ended up staying in plenty of shabby (but not chic) hotels that were well past their sell…

Five or six years ago, image coach Sue Donnelly attended Making a Living Without a Job in London. A few days later, she sent me this report about what happened the very next day:

Just…

Those of us who met Sandy Dempsey at Compelling Storytelling last June, have watched with delight as she’s begun moving in the direction of her dreams. Part of that is her The Dreaming Cafe blog which included…