Encouragement Blog Posts

Oh my, how I love that Stacy Kathryn decided to share this letter to her past self with us today. If you need a soft kick-in-the-pants that the long, winding journey you’re on will lead you to absolutely, positively having your dreams come tr...

image by Cheyenne Lyons Do you have a few short minutes to fill out a survey for me? I’m planning on (even more!) changes to my brand & am gearing up to create the exact offerings a wonderful creative like you needs…and I’d love...

Doodle from the live chat done by Nightly Doodles How advertising is not art. What to do when you wanna be an artist but hate craft fairs and online selling. Who actually cares that you have an art degree. How to network as an introvert. What happen...

Just a suuuuuuper quick reminder that, if you wanna work with me in 2013, click here to get the skinny and submit your application before Friday, May 10th. At that point, I won’t have any availability for the rest of the year, I’ll be reti...

Roald Dahl print by KensieKate Oh, how I love that Danielle Euzent from Urban Darling. Not only has she taken my man from hot to sizzling, she’s helping us all in how to encourage your loved ones to make some positive changes. It’s advic...

I can hardly believe it, but I did the math and discovered I only have 3 open client spots for the rest of the year! Crazy -but true. So, I’m doing something I haven’t done before and am opening up applications to anyone who maybe kinda...

Take the Next Step by Hunter Haines   If my middle name wasn’t Leslie, it’d be Build A Creative Career That You’ll Love. I think it’d be Rebecca Tracey‘s middle name, too – which is why I loved hearing her p...

Um, in case you haven’t seen me squee-ing all over the Interwebs, my book arrived with the Fed Ex man last week! It’s one thing to have a contract, another to have a manuscript, and quite another to hold it in your hands with two covers a...

Posted in Leadership DevelopmentTo encourage is to be a leader who makes a difference by manifesting a positive belief in others. “Humans need encouragement as much as plants need water. We constantly encourage or discourage those around us and the...

  Doodle from the live chat done by “Nightly Doodles“ Do you guys know that I have the coolest friends ever? There are days where I look around and remark incredulously, “This is my job!” and do a Breakfast Club-like fis...

OK OK, so after 3 years I’ve finally come to terms with not saying this is I Quit My Day Job: The 37 (!) Month Update. My business is a full-fledged toddler now and I’m absolutely treating it that way! Click Play below to hear what itR...

Not only does this post from Kat McBride make me wanna raise my fist in the air a la Breakfast Club, but the kind things she’s said give me the biggest case of the warm fuzzies (they were all a surprise!). Make sure you read it all and then e...

While I’ve become waaaaaaay more hippy-dippy as I go further down the rabbit hole (some of that Secret stuff ain’t no lie, people), I still cringe at lots of self-help directed stuff. Sometimes it just feels so heavy and shameful and hard...

When we’re living our lives with intentional gratitude we’re fixing our eyes upon Jesus and agreeing YES He is good and YES He is faithful and YES He is Lord and YES He is the one who loves us!  Gratitude is an expression of faith. Be joyful...

This chapter is in my opinion far too important and far too beautiful to split into two parts and so I have inserted it here as a whole. Peter Whyte offers us here an exceptionally beautiful vision of the wonderful … Continue reading →...

Never Let the Fear… by Classy Canvas So my husband quit his full-time job as an Associate Creative Director for an advertising agency to freelance, and his first day as a Man of the World was Fri, March 29th. I asked him if he’d be cool...

Don’t Settle by Britni Wilson When I was writing my 20 Jobs in & 7 Years post last month, I realized that I have yet to tell you a big part of my story. Every time I tell it, I gloss over a big part: making the decision to become a life...

Well, my love of Lauren Falkowski just grows and grows. I first fell in love with her colorful, buttery bags (yes, they feel like butter) and then I fell for her sweetness…and now I’ve fallen for her honesty, transparency and encourage...

You might remember Julia Ng from a post I wrote last year that described the amazeballs Soul Reading session I had with her. Well, Julia is a current client and Spectacular Sponsor o’ mine, and I’m thrilled that she’s sharing today...

Live Your Passion By Bit O Whimsey In my travels through the Interwebs, I keep noticing sites quoting that Follow Your Passion is bad career advice. It happened once, it happened twice, and then when I noticed it again last week, I decided to go to a...