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About gratitude, tough days and a little escape…

These past few days have been tough, I keep thinking that right this second I should be in Honduras enjoying time with my family and with the book events at full-speed. I allow myself to think about that and even dwell a little. Still, I consciously make an effort to summoned gratitude feelings. Because peopleContinue reading “About gratitude, tough days and a little escape…”

Fearless Chapter List

I wanted to share with you today, the chapter list of my upcoming book Fearless. Each chapter is an answer to the question, “What would I do if I were not afraid?” Some chapters are lighter, others are heavier, but everyone one of them is filled with honesty, learnings, personal anecdotes, and reflections.  I started toContinue reading “Fearless Chapter List”

Em’s Extras: Self Publishing Series Part II

The first step in the self-publishing journey is, of course, finishing your book!  For that to happen, you don’t necessarily need to quit your job-like I did-but you definitely need time. In my perspective, one of the first questions that you need to answer is, “how can I create time to write?”  Creating time requiresContinue reading “Em’s Extras: Self Publishing Series Part II”

Excerpt from Fearless

Fearless is a compilation of inspirational and personal answers to the question: “What would I do if I weren’t afraid?” The answers are written in the form of essays. I thought today was a good day to share with you a reading snack. Below is an excerpt from the fourth essay of the book. ChapterContinue reading “Excerpt from Fearless”

Em’s Extras: Self Publishing Series Part I

I started flirting with the idea of self-publishing late last year. It was around the time when I started thinking about my 2020 goals. I am a dreamer, so of course, I dreamt for a long time about sending my finished manuscript to a publishing house. Having it picked, and experiencing all the different creativeContinue reading “Em’s Extras: Self Publishing Series Part I”

My Quarantine Gift

In one of my previous blog posts (Reset), I shared that one of my coping mechanisms for the quarantine has been learning. The course “The Science of Well Being” has been one of my most reliable quarantine alleys. The course discusses all the misconceptions we have about what truly makes us happy. But most importantlyContinue reading “My Quarantine Gift”

Book Title Reveal !

Why Fearless? I am extremely passionate about the self-empowerment-especially for women-that comes with overcoming fears. I really-really- wanted to write about this! For the past five years, the question-“what would I do if I weren’t afraid?” has been one of my guiding lights. And I wanted to share my ideas and perspectives about the immeasurableContinue reading “Book Title Reveal !”

What would I do if I weren’t afraid?

I would stop overthinking. I would be present and take it one breath at the time. I would follow my book plan. I would try my very best to inspire you. I would read, write, and exist happily in my home. I would be grateful with every cell in my body. I WOULD SHARE MYContinue reading “What would I do if I weren’t afraid?”

Em’s Extras: Extra-Gratitude Edition

I always, always read a book’s Acknowledgments. I don’t remember exactly when I started to pay attention to them, but it has been a long time. I really enjoy reading the kind and marvelous phrases an author uses to thank or praise their support system, their loved ones, their life cheerleaders. Acknowledgments fascinate me. TheyContinue reading “Em’s Extras: Extra-Gratitude Edition”