Natalie Audelo
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Natalie Audelo
The first five minutes of a gathering can change everything. My most recent newsletter is now online and available for all. In it, I take on one of my favorite topics: the magic of a good opening. For the full read, check out my monthly newsletter in my Linktree ✨
instagram.comWhen you're dealing with something difficult, try zooming out and imagining it happening to a character in a movie. Instead of being stuck in the pain of the moment, see it as part of a bigger narrative that you're detached from.
We love to convince ourselves that things are circumstantial. Like, I love painting, but I don’t paint anymore because I’m too bus y. Like, I’m not really happy with my suburban life, but I’m trapped in it indefinitely . But what if these things aren’t circumstantial? Instead of blaming the external world, imagine believing that some part of me wan... See more
you have what you want
I call these experiences our dark teachers. The lessons that hurt, scare, scar, wound, and almost destroy us are very often the things that make us who we are because they require us to muster what we thought we could not muster—courage, compassion, kindness, forgiveness, love, resilience, strength, generosity of spirit, ferocity of heart. The time... See more
Happy Anniversary to This
Rick Rubin — Magic, Everyday Mystery, and Getting Creative
onbeing.orgHuman Stuff and
Emily Henderson said this: People, especially women, will really love doing something, and so they’ll be like, “You don’t have to pay me, I loved it,” or not really fight for their rate. But if you love something, you are better at it. You’re more valuable. You’re faster. You think about it on your off time, you bring a lot of energy to it. If you ... See more
Madison Feller • How Joanna Goddard Built Cup of Jo for ‘Smart, Funny, Cool Women’
But, functional divisions grow into fiefdoms, and what was once a convenient division of labor mutates into the “stovepipes” that all but cut off contact between functions. The result: analysis of the most important problems in a company, the complex issues that cross functional lines, becomes a perilous or nonexistent exercise.
Peter M. Senge • The Fifth Discipline
Not all questions seek answers, some seek journeys.