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Battle Cries and Critical Thinking

by Megan M. on September 3, 2009 · View Comments (Blog) |

I meant to post this earlier in the week, before discovering the very disconcerting flaky internet situation at the Pittsburgh Hilton. I seem to be connected right now (thank goodness) so there’s no time like the present…!

Sonia Simone has a glorious post up at Remarkable Communication about when to be a badass—and when to regroup.

We [...]

Tagged as: courage, critical thinking, decisions, Remarkable Communication, Sonia Simone

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Where I face some seriously scary shit, and BY GOD DO IT ANYWAY, because there is no alternative.

by Megan M. on May 10, 2009 · View Comments (Blog) |

Do you know what’s terrifying?

THE WHOLE WORLD.

The whole world is a scary, horrible, terrifying place that gives no quarter in hours of stress. You can’t run away. You can’t hide. It is always out there, waiting for you. You are expected to just put up with it and be brave and be strong and so [...]

Tagged as: courage, CrossFit, determination, fear, health

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A late night rant on financial courage, the Big Scary Abyss of Doom, and spur-of-the-moment root canals.

by Megan M. on March 23, 2009 · View Comments (Blog) |

You’re about to witness a late night rant. Let’s see how coherent it turns out, shall we?

I’ve actually been going about this all the wrong way.

I’ve been putting off important parts of my life “until I have more money,” but I’ve been discounting the very mechanism that continues to bring me money, month after month, [...]

Tagged as: budget, courage, desperation, determination, money, need

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Killing With Conformity

by Megan M. on March 22, 2009 · View Comments (Blog) |

Bob Poole asked me about my take on America’s educational system and in my attempt to provide him with a coherent response, I blew a gasket. It popped out of my left ear. I have no idea how to put it back. Where the hell does it even go? (I don’t think I have enough [...]

Tagged as: Bob Poole, children, conformity, courage, education, frustration, Sir Ken Robinson

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In Your Face, Fear! (Leading the Anti-Squelch Brigade)

by Megan M. on March 21, 2009 · View Comments (Blog) |

Embarrassment. Fear. Dread. Uh oh. What will happen if they find out?

You know, I used to feel this way all the time. I used to feel this way about every little thing under the sun. And you know what?

I still feel this way a lot.

But now I remember what it is, and what to do [...]

Tagged as: confrontation, courage, fear, growth, sexuality

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By Yourself

by Megan M. on March 19, 2009 · View Comments (Blog) |

They tell you this when you get started, but most of the time it doesn’t sink in until later. It’s very exciting to strike out on your own—to do the thing that can’t be done, or to be one brave person in a sea of sheep. It’s incredibly empowering. There isn’t any feeling like it [...]

Tagged as: courage, fear, loneliness, responsibility

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Idea Generation is Infinite.

by Megan M. on February 22, 2009 · View Comments (Blog) |

Idea generation is infinite. You can come up with another one at any time.

Don’t hang on to an idea so hard that you fail to actually implement it. It may never be perfect, and that’s okay. The important part is that you try big, learn from the experience, and keep moving forward.

This is not the [...]

Tagged as: action, courage, experience, ideas

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