When is the last time you did something that made you say “wow”? This morning? Last week? Last year? Not sure? I’m Stephanie, and I’m on a mission to put more wow moments into my life. Want to join me?
Early in my career, I wrote for a magazine published for GMAC called Quest. The focus was on pursuing your dreams (I'm guessing GMAC hoped you'd finance those dreams through them), and it was a dream job for a 24-year-old. My most memorable assignment was when I...
I’m intentionally adding more WOW! Moments into my life. I’m also on the lookout for those that happen organically. Here are five WOWs that happened last week: 1. I worked with an "anonymous otter." I’m working with a coach on a personal development plan, and we...
Mel Robbins is one of my favorite authors. I interviewed her in 2021 for Fast Company about creating a high-five habit, giving yourself a high five each morning, and becoming your own cheerleader. She told me, "Look for what's going right in your life and leverage...
I’m committed to putting more WOW! Moments in my life, which means intentionally adding them and recognizing the ones that happen organically. I thought it would help if I shared them here weekly. Here are five WOWs that happened last week: 1. I played in the rain....
I believe one of the reasons we don’t make time for WOW! Moments is that we don’t know where to start. While it’s fine to wait for a WOW! to happen to us, it’s empowering to take the reins and decide what you’d like to do. I’m suggesting that you create a WOW!...
“Getting a tattoo” had been on my list of things to do for years, but the list was really just a forgotten document on my computer. After David passed away, I decided it was time to revisit—and schedule—those someday plans. First up was that tattoo. In the past,...
Like a lot of moms, I read tons of parenting books when my boys were little. I recall one suggestion was to ask your child "What was the best thing that happened to you today?” each night during dinner or before bed. I was reminded of that habit recently when my...
December 26, 2022 was the day our lives changed. Two days before, our son Nick flew home for Christmas. David, my husband, picked him up from the airport and took him to breakfast. Sitting at a table by the window, Nick said, “Dad, why do you look yellow?” I...
