Makeunder My Life

things i’m afraid to tell you – the movement

You guys, I really don’t know what to say. As you may know, a month ago I wrote a post called Things I’m Afraid to Tell You which detailed all the things that I was… afraid to tell you. After pressing publish I immediately felt better and more relieved that I was no longer “hiding” these [...]

an MML moment

Some of you have met me before, and some of you haven’t. And those that have gotten to know me in real life after reading MML might have had an expectation of what I would be like. And I’m guessing that “real life me” is not quite as constantly intentional as it may seem on [...]

may’s free wallpaper: certain of the outcome

download the full-size white wallpaper Since today is the first day of May, it’s time for a new free MML wallpaper. The quote for this month is taken from A Course in Miracles. I discovered the phrase in Gabby Bernstein’s interview with Marie Forelo (which I found quite interesting). This month I have a clear vision of [...]

the goose and the golden egg

Yesterday I had every intention of having a full workday. Though my desire last week was to take two full days off after the workshop to relax and recover, there seemed to be too much to do with Jess LC to really let that happen. So instead, I got up on Monday and tore myself [...]

career, purpose, and vocation continued

First of all, I’d like to share my immense gratitude for the success of the Business with Intention Workshop this Saturday in Chicago. Going into the workshop I had an idea of what things would probably be most important and helpful. But I think I massively underestimated the power of the in-person connection these women [...]

this week i’m thankful for…

This week started hectic and stressful. Juggling Jess LC, MML, and BWI Workshops and consulting is a lot. So those normal hiccups that arise in any business, let alone three businesses, were getting me flustered pretty easily. But surprisingly the last two days have been calm and I feel like going into tomorrow I’m much more [...]

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the difference between career, purpose, and vocation

In my last post about career and purpose Karlita had a question about what purpose really means. In reading her comment, I realized that I think there are really three terms at play. But I usually just use two, and often in the wrong ways. To best describe the difference between career, purpose, and vocation, [...]

the good and real career

In the wake of my confession about my struggle with my relationship perfectionism, my gut tells me that there may be more people who struggle with this type of perfectionism in their career and purpose categories. So today, I’d like to get a little feisty and share what I really think about career and purpose [...]

it’s good and real

  While on the phone last night with my good friend Emily, I found myself repeating a few times “it’s good and real” in connection to my relationship with Mr. Lively. As I noticed myself saying it, I connected a few dots and had a little a-ha moment. To be honest, coming into our relationship, [...]

branding: think small

  Last week I had two fantastic consulting calls. One of which, is a great example of how thinking small can lead to huge leaps forward in creativity, uniqueness, and purpose. On Friday, I worked with Flavia, a food blogger with a site called, Flavia’s Flavors. Below, she shares how our consultation helped her narrow [...]

important no’s

Ever since last week when Mr. Lively and I found our next apartment, I’ve been thinking about the importance of “no’s” in life. While I would love to think that all of my wishes, dreams, and intentions will come true exactly as I expect and wish them to be, much of my life has been [...]