Author: Amanda Webster

Fear Is Natural, Panic Isn’t This week, I watched two older women nearly get into a fist fight over canned corn and I found myself on the brink of tears of joy and gratitude when a client gifted me a pack of toilet paper. If someone had told me that this was going to be…

Reading Is To The Mind What Exercise Is To The Body One of my big aspirations for 2020 was to read more. I committed to 20 minutes per day and a minimum of one book per month. Being the overachiever I am, I am already four books (along with the manuscript of a dear friend…

Fish Don’t Know That They’re In Water Fish don’t know that they’re in water. They don’t know what water is. If you tried to explain it to them, they wouldn’t be able to understand it because it’s such an intrinsic part of their world. However, if the are taken out of the water, the instant…

Life Is Like A Video Game I had a client the other day describe himself as a “Joe Schmoe” stuck at home with a mile long list of problems that the pandemic has dumped on him.  Hit a little close to home?  I get it. I’m a mom to a nine-year-old who has a school that…

A Drowning Person Is In No Position to Give Listen to me. Accept my apology. Give me your hand. Talk to me.  These are things that we’ve all said at some point in some way and likely with love. They can also be some of the most hurtful things to say to someone who is…

The Top 5 Crucial Differences Between Consumers and Creators I didn’t fit in as a kid. Or a teenager. Or an adult. For a long time, I tried to convince others that I was good enough by buying what they thought I should. I maxed credit cards trying to dress in name brand clothes. I thought…

What Would You Do If You Were Next to A Bomb? 💣 Imagine being underwater with limited oxygen, entangled in fishing line and next to an explosive device, yet still capable of remaining optimistic. How is this possible? The advice of a navy seal who had been in the exact situation is to look for the next…

When My Time Comes, Forget the Wrong That I’ve Done The anniversary of my dad’s death is late May, my mom’s is early June and Chester Bennington’s is this month. Strap in for a lot of Linkin Park references over the next few weeks, like the subject line of this email that came from a song…

Many Mickles Make A Muckle “Many mickles make a muckle.” This Scottish proverb was the favorite saying of George Washington and, as silly as it is, reinforces a well-known truth: things add up. It is a much funner way of saying that Rome wasn’t built in a day.  I often get asked how I healed…

The Five Star Review of a Geek In this digital age, it seems everyone has an opinion and wants to share it OR they want your precious review or feedback on a service they provided. If you are the person receiving the feedback, it gives you an immense sense of joy and validation because it…