I was journaling about perfectionism, enoughness, and how over time — when we’re solution-focused people — we walk into every situation observing problems. Because we’re so focused on solutions. 🤷🏽♀️ So on its surface, it…
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Preparing for Success 🌱
If there’s anything I’m passionate about (Oh, who are we kidding? There’s a LOT I’m passionate about), it’s growth management. It’s success stacking. It’s identifying a goal, laying the groundwork for success in achieving that…
Shutting Down Anxiety
If you’re following my stories over at Instagram, you know that the hubs and I are at a friend’s place on Point Dume, slumming it in “the Iron Man house” out here on the tip…
Here’s to 18 Years!
July 13, 2001. Keith and I had decided to meet in person after two months of emailing, calling, and falling in love on every level other than physical. ⠀ I flew into Salt Lake City…
The Energy Has to Go Somewhere
Within hours of my writing this, the hubs and I are flying to Salt Lake City. The SLC airport is where we first met in person nearly 18 years ago. We had started an online…
How to Find Your Zone of Genius
I’m going to share three types of lists I’ve made over the years (six lists total) in service of figuring out my Zone of Genius. (If you’ve not read Gay Hendricks’ The Big Leap, get…
Outsourcing Enoughness
As I write this, we are driving back from “my other office,” an oasis in the desert just north of Palm Springs that’s been a getaway for almost 12 years. We’ve concluded our 6th (and…
A Letter to Our First Member
I’m going through some pretty heavy-duty upper-limit problems, impostor syndrome, and enoughness fluctuations as we expand Brand Bonnie Gillespie beyond its comfy showbiz niche. What does that mean to you? Well… nothing unless you also…
888 Days Sober
I remember Googling. I Googled a lot. It was always something like, “How to drink in moderation,” “How to moderate drinking,” and even, “How to negotiate sobriety.” Wow. A whole lot of scrolling, reading, searching……
The Myth of Enoughness
#tbt 🦋 Okay. Let’s break this down. I’m 15. Tenth grade has just begun. I’m in the drama club, show choir, literary club, yearbook staff, senior beta, and I’m about to nail a 4.0 while…