A few weeks ago, I read a newsletter from Danielle Laporte. In it, she talks about joy as an act of defiance. (I love contradictory statements like these.) She wrote and told me to “TAKE MY JOY.” She said, “Do it. The darkness feeds on fear, doubt and lack-thinking. Joy dispels that darkness.” The joy […]
What story do you want to tell?
Imagine this. You are seated by your grandchild’s bed and you are asked: “Lola, tell me again about that story of Covid-19 when the world was shut down and you couldn’t leave the house.” What story are you going to tell about your life? Is it a story of resilience—a story of coming together, of […]
I want to share my mantra with you
I feel that the world has suddenly become so noisy. Maybe, like me, you want to be calm and just listen to the wind rustling through the trees, to your breath, to silence. Here’s the mantra that has been helping me the past month: I allow.I am willing.I surrender.I have faith. All is well.All is […]
What you can learn from my failure
Let me tell you two stories about failure. This February, I planned to do two vision board workshops. I was super excited about it because I love making vision boards and believe in their power to manifest all that I desire. Despite my excitement (and marketing efforts), only two people signed up—one for each date. I […]
Make space for your dream
I want to share a client’s story* with you: A client had a dream of starting her own bakehouse but didn’t know how it was possible. She had a too-small condo unit which didn’t even come with a provision for an oven. She was coming home from work past midnight. She didn’t know where this future bakehouse could fit […]
What did 2019 teach you?
Early in 2019, I had this big idea. I wanted to gather all the women I admire and ask them to speak inspiring words about purpose, creativity, passion, following your dreams, entrepreneurship and magic. It was tentatively titled the Possibility Pop-up. But as I was taking steps to make my idea a reality, the actual […]