Accepting the Challenge from Jamie Northrup - Minimalist Hustler These impromptu writing challenges can be a fun way to get to know each other and—sometimes—to know ourselves better. My long-time readers know I believe Connection with Self is one of the #HeartspokenLife’s four essential connections. If you have an entrepreneurial…

Great idea -- I often do this. Based on all the possible holidays, I create a monthly Calendar for Note and Letter Writers for the members of my FB group The Art of the Heartspoken Note. I need to share it on my Substack newsletter too!

My favorite tool for connecting with others is a personal handwritten note. I get so much pleasure out of receiving a handwritten note myself, it makes me happy to think I might give equal pleasure when someone pulls my note out of their mailbox. …

“How do I build a relationship with God?” is a question I’m often asked, and it’s tempting to make the process more complicated than it needs to be. “Good things as well as bad, you know, are caught by a kind of infection. If you want to get warm you…

I was honored to speak recently at an event for area nonprofit organizations sponsored by our Shenandoah Chamber of Commerce’s Nonprofit Council and the United Way of the Northern Shenandoah Valley. The theme was “Connection and Collaboration.” …

The last Saturday in April (this year April 29) is Indie Bookstore Day! Your local authors want you to know how important local independent (“indie”) bookstores are to the book-selling industry, the books worthy of a wide audience, and the authors who write them. …

I'm in...as a passionate believer in heartspoken notes and letters sent by mail (I even wrote the book on it :-)), of course I think the idea is brilliant. I'll be on the lookout for sign-up form in your newsletter.

Katherine, you are one of the best creative process facilitators I know for being able to take intangible concepts and make them both understandable and implementable. I can imagine the members of your community are finding their creative juices flowing with your leadership and guidance.

You've studied with the best -- Brian Tracey is a particular favorite of mine. And more recently, I've appreciated the work by Gretchen Rubin from her book Better Than Before. She studied thousands of people with an eye for what helped them make good habits and break bad ones, and her results were fascinating and helpful.