Hi, love bug! I am so happy to bring you another free video on designing a life and business you are wildly obsessed with. I got this question during a live training the other day: “What do you do when you don’t know what you are being guided to do?” I so resonate with this […]
Tag: follow your heart
How I became a PhD Dropout…
I have something a little special for you today! On May 1st, 2014, I made a decision that changed everything for me… … if I had not made this decision or delayed it a moment longer, I might not be speaking to you right now. Today… instead of speaking to you as 2017 Amanda who […]
… I walked out in the middle of a date. #reallife
I’m not sure if you know this about me… but I’m single AF. With that comes… well, dating. And when lessons hit in my life, business, or relationships… I feel compelled to share them with you. (( PS: IF you didn’t know… I share FREE content every single day on three places on the FaceBooks. You […]
Leaving a Cult: How I Learned to Follow My Heart
Hello beautiful soul! Today is a really important day for me. Eight years ago today, I took one of the biggest leap of my life. I ran away from an incredibly abusive, controlling, and isolated environment 1,166 miles from home. I was in a cult. Driving down A1A Beach Blvd in the early morning of Nov. […]
blog/vlog: I was given the best advice, from the most unlikely of places
Quotes: Follow your bliss and the universe will open doors where there were only walls. – Joseph Campbell Follow your heart and don’t let anybody crush your dream. – Patti LaBelle We must let go of the life we have planned, so as toaccept the one that is waiting for us. – Joseph Campbell Today expect something good […]
blog + vlog: why i quit my phd program
. Quotes: “If it’s not a Hell Yes, it’s a no.” – Derek Sivers “Life is a journey, not a destination.” – Ralf Waldo Emerson “Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love. It will not lead you astray.” – Rumi “For the past 33 years, I have looked in […]
Why I Travel Alone…
Twenty-ish people have asked me every day since I returned, if I went to San Francisco alone. When I say yes, people look really shocked/confused sort of like. something must be wrong with me and definitely like I could have died on such an trip. They then ask, “WHY?!” This is my answer in blog-form […]
{you can do it}
inspiration moments: school teacher turned multimillionaire author There’s a secret in life most people don’t realize: people who change the world make it big because they refuse to give up on their dreams. They choose to believe that they can give up the good and go for the even better. Many household names, people who went […]
The Best Year Yet, Lesson 6: Envision and Dream
Hello fabulous friends. So excited to write to you on this lovely Sunday afternoon. The days I find time to stay in bed and journal, read, blog and dream are the best. It seems that the more time I take out for things like this, the more relaxed, calm and happy I am. And the […]

Not always easy, but always worth it
Life isn’t always easy. I was interviewed by friend and fellow blogger and life-coach, Katie Hoffman (katiehoffmanblog.blogspot.com) a few days ago. During the interview she asked, “So what do you do when times get hard?” This question struck me as one of the most important questions one can ask. Roughly, I said something along the lines […]