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It’s Cute but You Haven’t Worn It in Six Months

Gina Greenlee, Author

Mar 31, 20192 min read

It’s Cute but You Haven’t Worn It in Six Months

It’s gotta go. Before you purge your purse, though, try this: · Reflect on the role the purse played in your life journey by using it as...

When Life Hands You Lemons Why Stop at Lemonade?

Gina Greenlee, Author

Mar 26, 20191 min read

When Life Hands You Lemons Why Stop at Lemonade?

Remember… But know that So... Yes, NOW.

Gina Greenlee, Author

Mar 18, 20193 min read

Embrace Novelty

After you’ve been staring at a proposal, research paper, law brief, business contract or letter writing campaign, your attention can...

Gina Greenlee, Author

Mar 13, 20192 min read

Keep Your Dreams To Yourself

In one of my favorite TED talks, entrepreneur Derek Sivers instructs the audience on why keeping your goals to yourself makes you more...

Magnetizing Positivity: The Nuts and Bolts

Gina Greenlee, Author

Mar 6, 20193 min read

Magnetizing Positivity: The Nuts and Bolts

Take a Break from the News. What’s reported is mostly negative. The truth? Good exists in this world and we can forget that when steeped...

Gina Greenlee, Author

Feb 27, 20192 min read

The London Life Expansion Pact

In 1998 I was on the way back to my hotel from London’s Piccadilly Circus when I met a charming woman on the Underground. She was a...

“You Are the Sum of the Five People You Spend the Most Time with.”

Gina Greenlee, Author

Feb 20, 20192 min read

“You Are the Sum of the Five People You Spend the Most Time with.”

Motivational guru Jim Rohn’s observation is a game changer. The key variable in Rohn’s equation is exposure to clean energy: Thoughts....

Gina Greenlee, Author

Feb 13, 20192 min read

Sleep Your Way to the Top

If you think “sleep is a waste of time” as a colleague once told me during my corporate years, then you are missing out on one of most...

Gina Greenlee, Author

Feb 6, 20192 min read

The Art of Sloth

In 2017, after deeply focusing on my 12th book, The Writer’s Toy Chest, I seriously needed a break. I spent much of the following day...

Gina Greenlee, Author

Jan 30, 20192 min read

Bore Into Boredom

If you are bored with something after two minutes, keep doing it for four minutes. If you stay bored, do it for eight, then sixteen...

Gina Greenlee, Author

Jan 23, 20192 min read

Don’t Set a Clock Be a Clock

During the 24 hours we are allotted daily, each of us is more productive at certain times than others. To set ourselves up for peak...

Gina Greenlee, Author

Jan 16, 20193 min read

Don’t Force a Schedule, Honor a Rhythm

A big part of managing energy for peak performance is letting go of workhorse mentality: you must take breaks. Otherwise you flame out....

Stand Up For Yourself (By Not Standing Yourself Up)

Gina Greenlee, Author

Jan 9, 20191 min read

Stand Up For Yourself (By Not Standing Yourself Up)

What one does is what counts, not what one had the intention of doing. Pablo Picasso Show Up Scenario: you think about setting out for...

Gina Greenlee, Author

Jan 3, 20191 min read

Be Ruthless

Grant yourself permission. To not wash dishes, do laundry, answer every email, take the call every time the phone rings, text back every...

Gina Greenlee, Author

Dec 26, 20181 min read

The Voices Inside Your Head

Trust them. Make nice. Don’t denigrate, suppress or spend too much time analyzing them. Rather, befriend and use them to advantage....

Gina Greenlee, Author

Dec 19, 20185 min read

The Muse, the Posse and Keeping it Hot

When you make music or write or create, it’s really your job to have mind-blowing, irresponsible, condomless sex with whatever idea it is...

Gina Greenlee, Author

Dec 12, 20182 min read

Innovation Markers: The Write Metric

◊ ◊ ◊ Not everything that can be counted matters and not everything that matters can be counted. William Bruce Cameron ◊ ◊ ◊ Page count,...

Purse Prompts: Getting Carried Away with Writing

Gina Greenlee, Author

Dec 5, 20182 min read

Purse Prompts: Getting Carried Away with Writing

The purse. Women love to buy them, talk about them, and brag about their attributes. We compliment each other on them, ask if we can...

Gina Greenlee, Author

Nov 28, 20182 min read

As Whales Do

Gina Greenlee photo: Whale watching on New Zealand’s Kaikoura Coast, June 2000 ◊ ◊ ◊ Years ago, while still new in my journey of teaching...

Gina Greenlee, Author

Nov 21, 20181 min read

Do It For Love

Get Excited Often, when we set out to “WRITE” we stumble because we are removed from the writing itself. We approach it like a 10th grade...