by Gina Best | Jun 1, 2016
“It feels dangerous to show up. But it’s not as terrifying as thinking, at the end of our lives, ‘What if I had shown up? What would have been different?'” Brené Brown This quote is with me most days. I think of it when I am waiting to start...
by Gina Best | May 26, 2016
I’d like to share a story about a woman I met just over two years ago: Lisa McDonald. We were at a workshop together and spent some time off on our own away from the others whom we were sharing a house with. From the get-go, I noticed two distinct things about her: An...
by Gina Best | May 24, 2016
I just spent the weekend with two of my girlfriends. We had a lot of fun and we talked—a lot. The more we talked, the more evident it became: My friends have Squirrel Complex. It goes something like this: Go to the pile of papers on the desk. Start looking at it. Look...
by Gina Best | May 19, 2016
Here’s a tough question for you: Are you settling for success instead of fulfillment? Realizing I had achieved “empty success” hit me between the eyes. I settled for success by definition, yet yearned deep down for much more – I wanted fulfillment. Then I discovered...
by Gina Best | May 17, 2016
Last week I realized that for the last few months Self-Doubt has been my nemesis, in the background playing havoc with me. I knew it was there but I didn’t realize how much it was screwing with me. (Man alive, it was screwing with me!) I would like to say that this...
by Gina Best | May 10, 2016
Being a mom is an amazing job that rocks and sucks. Depending on the day. Depending on the kid. Depending on me. Standing your ground when your kid is screaming at you is hard. It is even harder when it happens a lot. Like A LOT. Imagine this scenario: I was standing...