Some of the most famous symbols of Día de los Muertos are those elaborately designed and meticulously executed skeleton-inspired makeup designs that have become a popular way of honoring the holiday. All over Pinterest is amazing inspiration for DIY-ing a Day of the Dead makeup look of your own, but before you break out your paint brushes and colorful... CONTINUE READING 4

Sitting in the same office staring at the same coworkers day in and day out can lead to major apathy. How can you blast yourself and your team out of a rut to think more creatively about your work? Here are a few ways to rekindle your inspiration. Hire a pro to help you. Many reputable firms,... CONTINUE READING 7

The area of money in relationships is a good place to learn about the role feelings play in our lives. Kathlyn and I have had literally thousands of conversations about money, due to the fact that more people come in for coaching about money in their relationships than for sex, parenting or other big issues. In the early days of our... CONTINUE READING 8

Happy Hump Day! We know the middle of the week can be a drag, so we're introducing our bi-weekly series of inspiring posters from best-selling author Karen Salmansohn. Karen brings fun nuggets of self-help advice on her blog daily (or more than daily!) on notsalmon.com. But this self-help is anything but weird and whiny—Karen's tidbits are poignant, relatable and sometimes hysterical. Read... CONTINUE READING 9

If you want to be successful, then get used to making mistakes. Don’t make the same mistakes over and over again, that is just crazy. But anyone who has achieved anything of substance has made PLENTY of mistakes! Mistakes are actually a rite of passage. The idea that something has to be perfect before you start is just fear masked as perfectionism.... CONTINUE READING 7

Welcome to another edition of Letters to Shecky’s, a section where we take some of our favorite comments and share ‘em with all of you! Our events season is underway and spring is well on its way to springing! From advice to other readers, to love for our posts, contributors and events, it’s a ton of fun to see what you have to... CONTINUE READING 2

There is a predominate thought in the world that says life has to be perfect, in order and clean. But LIFE is SOOOO far from that. In fact, life is really messy. It’s not messy in a bad way either, it’s messy in the best way possible. Creativity is, by nature, unstructured. To be creative you gotta embrace the spontaneous, allow... CONTINUE READING 8