Expectations. Set 'em. When we are itsy bitsy (and adolescent) kids, our parents, teachers, coaches, etc. set expectations for us. The etymology of the word sets us up to fail with…
Kate HarvieSeptember 20, 2016
What do you do with time? The other day, I tried to remember the first thing I did when I realized that I was "okay." By this, I mean once I was out…
Kate HarvieJune 21, 2016
Ghosts. That's a word whose immediate (and most frequently applied) definition has certainly changed within the last year or so. When I was growing up, ghosts were mysterious and spooky…
Kate HarvieMay 23, 2016
Taking things personally is a tricky thing. While it may seem as though there are scads of things we should perceive to be criticisms and rejections, that list is actually very short. While…
Kate HarvieMay 18, 2016
A few years ago, my close friend (and once my boss) Tim told me about The Art of Non-Conformity, Chris Guillebeau's first book. And what a gift that telling me…
Kate HarvieJuly 22, 2014
I remember how I felt when I heard Johnny Hartman and John Coltrane's album for the first time. At a bar with friends, I had to sit back and let…
Kate HarvieOctober 21, 2012
Top of the fourth quarter, 2012. Lots of intense things going on around the globe. Some we can change and some we cannot. That's challenging for everyone be they problem…
Kate HarvieOctober 7, 2012
T hose of us tapped by the entrepreneurial spirit have a series of challenges facing us. Not the least of these is how to finance the dream project, the company,…
Kate HarvieMay 26, 2011
I started singing for real when I was eight. Someone has the digital evidence of my first lead performance where I must have forgotten that there was an audience as…
Kate HarvieApril 8, 2011