Apologies in advance to lovers of the amazing Aronofsky film, this post is about the other Black Swan, as defined by Nassim Nicholas Taleb in his book The Black Swan.
Black Swan events are succinctly described in the Wikipedia article as “the event is a surprise (to the observer) and has a major impact. After the fact, the event is rationalized by hindsight.”
What does this have to do with love? It’s simple really… Continue reading
A couple of months back, I asked my grandma how she felt when she met my grandpa.
Both had shared the “how we met” story a dozen times over the years. They both tell it differently, but the gist is the same:
The term hack is a loaded one. Continue reading
Do you know what army combatives are? I didn’t, until about a week ago. In a nutshell, it’s combat training and it can sometimes mean getting punched in the face – or some other limiting physical force – until you subdue your attacker. Continue reading
I really, really hate being vulnerable.
There was a plan to post about skydiving this weekend. Honestly, there was time set aside, some brainstorming, even a couple of hours of typing. Despite that, this post is not about skydiving.
On Thursday, my friend Jamie asked me if I was still planning to get a tattoo. The deadline I had set over a year ago was this Tuesday, May 31st, what would have been my Mom’s 49th birthday. How Jamie remembered is beyond me. I told her, “Yes… but not right now.” I do not want to seem like gets-a-tattoo-because-her-relationship-ended girl.
Especially with sky diving only a week away. Continue reading
I spoke recently in front of EIGHT HUNDRED PEOPLE at Ignite Phoenix Number 9. This from the girl who used to have panic attacks at the thought of being called on in school… even when she knew the answer! Continue reading