Hey Reader, Whether you’re celebrating Easter today or simply moving through a slower Sunday, I hope this gives you a little space to pause and come back to yourself. We’ve officially completed the first 90 days of 2026. And if I’m being honest, the past couple of weeks, and even the past couple of months, have felt heavy for me. Not in a dramatic, "everything-is-falling-apart" way.But in that quieter way, anxiety often shows up when you’ve been carrying and worrying about too much for too...
7 days ago • 5 min read
Hey Reader, Have you ever been made to feel responsible for something that was never yours to carry? Have you ever felt like something was your responsibility… even when it wasn’t? Like you should fix it, respond to it, or carry it… just because someone else expects you to? This past week, my sister got a message from someone she didn't know, complaining about an issue she had nothing to do with, and saying that she was responsible for helping him because if she didn't help, it meant she was...
14 days ago • 6 min read
Hey Reader, Last week, I shared how easy it is to keep waiting until you feel ready. And how that moment… it never really comes. But here’s the part we don’t talk about enough: What actually happens after you actually make a decision and take action. Because it’s not just about the result or about the outcomes you get. It’s about what shifts internally. It's about who you become. What I have realized more and more lately is this: 👉 You become what you do. You don’t do what you become. And I...
21 days ago • 3 min read
Hey Reader, Have you ever been described in one way and thought to yourself, "Really, people see me like that?" Just yesterday, I was talking with my sister, and she mentioned that everyone always tells her about how peculiar her sister (aka, me) is and that she never takes it the wrong way because she already knows I'm peculiar. She has always said, in her words, that "I live in Jennyland", so I guess it doesn't really come as a total surprise that she finds me peculiar. At the moment, I...
28 days ago • 5 min read
Hey Reader, You're going to die. I don't tell you this to be morbid or anything like that. This past week, I was just reminded of my own mortality. Not in any big, grand way. Just in those small moments that make you feel like you're not doing several things for fear (fear of failing, fear of being judged, fear of not being "good enough"), and then you hear this simple truth, in 3-4 generations, your great grandkids won't probably know your name, or what you did, or how you may have failed...
about 1 month ago • 5 min read
Hey Reader, This past week, I've been thinking a lot about trust, boldness, and courage. Thomas Jefferson said, "If you want something you’ve never had, you must be willing to do something you’ve never done." This makes me think about how easy it is to stay in what is known, in what feels comfortable. How easy it is to keep doing what you already do, even when it’s not working or even if it doesn't lead you to what you want. The truth is that comfort rarely leads us to growth. When you think...
about 1 month ago • 4 min read
Hey Reader, A couple of days ago, I was watching a guy dressed as a bunny pitch a paintable Easter Bunny product he had created on Shark Tank. As the sharks started making their offers, it made me think about how simple products like Post-Its and Spanx have become these multibillion-dollar brands, and yet we have all been sold this idea that making money has to be hard and complicated. This is not to say that selling doesn't take work and involves a lot of different parts. But I do think we...
about 2 months ago • 4 min read
Hey Reader, You may have 'heard' me say this before already... But I say it over and over again because I myself often need the reminder. Clarity and confidence are not something you need to do the big, uncomfortable, hard things you keep avoiding. It's often the opposite. You do big, uncomfortable, hard things, even when you're scared, nervous, or simply unsure you can. And that is exactly what builds the proof and the belief that you are capable of doing bigger, more uncomfortable, harder...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
Hey Reader, The other day, while doing the stair master at the gym (I have a love-hate relationship with this machine), I saw something I thought was both weird and funny. In the front row, I saw a woman wearing jeans while running on a treadmill, and only three treadmills to her right, I saw another woman wearing a bathing suit and sandals while walking on the treadmill. The contrasting sight of these two women in such opposite outfits while working out honestly made me laugh out loud (and...
2 months ago • 6 min read