If you want to avoid regrets, you must regularly ask: “Why did this happen?” and “What can I learn from this?” And “What if I tried something new or different?” Otherwise, you’ll keep repeating negative patterns—and never learn any lessons from your pain. Curiosity will encourage you to evolve. It will ensure that your stories are peppered with “and then I tried” instead of “and then I gave up.” As you go through your week, think about where being more curious can help you! And share your stories and "I am and so I do" statements below!! I am CURIOUS to hear what you share! :) :)

Although many death poets write about missing sunsets and butterflies, I will be missing these other less talked about tinier things. (See my newest essay) https://substack.com/home/post/p-159153880

Confession time: I spent years making financial decisions based on temporary happiness, and now that I’m in my 60’s I realize that was… Hmmmm….what’s the opposite of “wise”? Oh yeah: DUMB! Like, why did I spend all that money on designer shoes when I could have contributed it to retirement? The financial choices we make now will set us up either for freedom or regret in our later years. So this is my reminder to you… Regularly contribute to a “Future Me Fund” — aka a retirement fund. Literally label your retirement account “Future Me Fund.” Why label it this way? Because when you do, then you’re remembering there’s a Future You out there… counting on you not to be the opposite of wise (aka: dumb!). This is actually research based. In my book Your To Die For Life I share a fascinating study called: “Saving for the Future Self: Neural Measures of Future Self-Continuity Predict Temporal Discounting.” (Yeah, academics really love their long-winded titles, eh?) Anyway . . . in this study, researchers showed participants a glimpse of their future selves using the digital wizardry of a face-aging app. They showed people what they’d look like several decades down the line. Wrinkles, age spots, the works! Then, something remarkable happened. People who confronted their future, aged selves were more likely to save for retirement rather than spend their money on immediate gratification. It was as if coming face-to-face with their future faces ultimately slapped some sense into them. Like a cinematic moment, where “Old Them” traveled back in time and shook “Young Them” by the shoulders and yelled, “Wake up, you fool! Quit blowing all of our cash!” The takeaway? When you confront the reality of Future You, you think about your present choices differently. You become more motivated to improve your daily habits — to make Future You happier. So, whenever you’re tempted to make an impulse purchase, ask yourself: “Is this worth taking from Future Me?”

Hi everyone. I thought I posted this yesterday, but I can't seem to find it anywhere. So I'm sorry if you're seeing it twice. Attached is a photo of my new Grow With The Flow affirmation cards that I illustrated and created a few months ago. This is a photo of the sample deck, but they are currently being manufacturered and I hope to launch them next month. Thank you for listening to me on yesterday’s call and for all of your support during what has been such a trying time for me. 💗💕 I'm going to start being more “mindfulnice-to-me”!! Thank you @Karen Salmansohn

It’s time to get uncomfortable... in a good way. I want you to do something that scares you - each week-then come back here and tell us all about it. Why? Because your personal growth lives between your "I can't" and "I just did." Maybe you'll finally tell your boss their idea needs work. Maybe you'll sign up for that improv class that's been haunting your browser history. Maybe you'll eat alone at a restaurant without pretending to text someone. Whatever makes your heart do that weird skippy thing – that's your target. Drop your stories below. Did you soar? Did you crash and burn spectacularly? Perfect. Both are welcome here. Remember: embarrassment is just spicy wisdom.