Tag Archives: success

Sorry, I’m Not Feeling Epic Today

Posted on 05. Jan, 2010 by Elizabeth Potts Weinstein.

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I’ve been trying to write a blog post for the last 4 days.
This is not that post.
That post freaking sucked.
Okay, maybe it didn’t really *suck* … but it was definitely not epic. No matter how many times I rewrote it, how many stories I added and took away, whether or not I used the f [...]

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Why I Never Want to Be Called a Guru … part 2

Why I Never Want to Be Called a Guru … part 2

Posted on 01. Nov, 2009 by Elizabeth Potts Weinstein.

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Are you sick of trying to portray yourself as completely successful & perfect all of the time?
Especially since life is complicated. Sometimes stuff goes wrong. Or gets messy. Or gets harder.
Wouldn’t it be great if you could just tell the entire story, the whole truth, and people would still love you and buy your stuff?
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“Modeling” Sucks!

“Modeling” Sucks!

Posted on 07. Aug, 2009 by Elizabeth Potts Weinstein.

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Have you been told you need to “model” what the successful A-lister people are doing? How’s that working out for you? Yeah, exactly. Here’s what I found was missing for me …

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Embracing Chaos with Grace

Embracing Chaos with Grace

Posted on 16. Dec, 2008 by Elizabeth Potts Weinstein.

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(Essay written November 2007)
I am not dispensing financial and legal advice from an upper floor of a fancy high-rise, in a dark, wood paneled office, resting on a leather chair, over a mahogany conference table.  My advice is dispensed while a toddler is yanking on my sweater, with Dora the Explorer blaring in the background, [...]

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