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Gina Greenlee, Author

Sep 7, 20221 min read

Crushed by Negative News? Sign up for the Reasons to be Cheerful Newsletter

Discovering Reasonstobecheerful was a lifesaver. I discovered it on Oct 7, 2021, when I was feeling deeply hopeless about humanity....

Hatching an Idea is a Lot Like Baking Bread

Gina Greenlee, Author

Aug 28, 20221 min read

Hatching an Idea is a Lot Like Baking Bread

“Hatching an idea is a lot like baking bread. An idea needs to rise. If you poke at it too much at the beginning, if you keep checking on...

Gina Greenlee, Author

Aug 21, 20221 min read

She Dreams of Dance

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Conversation Starter: SNL’s Amazon Go Skit

Gina Greenlee, Author

Aug 14, 20221 min read

Conversation Starter: SNL’s Amazon Go Skit

“So, you want me to just take something and walk out?”

Stepping Out: Life Lessons from Solo Moments in New York

Gina Greenlee, Author

Aug 7, 20222 min read

Stepping Out: Life Lessons from Solo Moments in New York

I learned that I was very capable on my own after years, during marriage, of being told I was incapable. Lynda, 69-year-old “financial...

Gina Greenlee, Author

Jul 31, 20221 min read

Don’t Put Your Passions on Hold

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Perception: Life Lessons from Solo Moments in New York

Gina Greenlee, Author

Jul 24, 20222 min read

Perception: Life Lessons from Solo Moments in New York

I was living in New Jersey and I had moved from a small town in upstate New York for work. My job required me to travel to the Manhattan...

Gina Greenlee, Author

Jul 19, 20221 min read

Power Recipe No. 8: You are in Control

“The only way you can ever live the life you want to, is by first accepting that you are the one in control of it.” Lee Crutchley

Gina Greenlee, Author

Jul 10, 20221 min read

Father Once Told Me…

… he believed my mother deliberately stuck me with pins while she was changing my diaper when I was a baby. Growing Up Not Quite Jewish...

Gina Greenlee, Author

Jul 4, 20223 min read

What’s a 45?

When I was in my 40s, I mentioned to a woman half my age at the time that I had asked a friend to make music CDs from my 45s. And she...

Power Recipe No. 7: Upgrade Your Conviction

Gina Greenlee, Author

Jun 27, 20221 min read

Power Recipe No. 7: Upgrade Your Conviction

“Don’t downgrade your dream just to fit your reality. Upgrade your conviction to match your destiny.” Stuart Scott

Life Lessons from Solo Moments in New York

Gina Greenlee, Author

Jun 19, 20221 min read

Life Lessons from Solo Moments in New York

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Hush Life: The Book Cover Matches My Shoes

Gina Greenlee, Author

Jun 13, 20221 min read

Hush Life: The Book Cover Matches My Shoes

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Back in the Day Vol 2: Happy New Year 2010!

Gina Greenlee, Author

Jun 13, 20220 min read

Back in the Day Vol 2: Happy New Year 2010!

McGraw Hill Coffee Break Podcast: The Business of Race

Gina Greenlee, Author

Jun 5, 20221 min read

McGraw Hill Coffee Break Podcast: The Business of Race

Nir Bashan, author of The Creator Mindset, talks with Margaret Greenberg and Gina Greenlee about their new book, The Business of Race:...

Back in the Day Vol 1: Play’s Still the Thing

Gina Greenlee, Author

May 28, 20223 min read

Back in the Day Vol 1: Play’s Still the Thing

Some call the journey I’m on “decluttering” or “downsizing.” I call it “reducing the content footprint of my home studio.” Everything in...

Truth Be Told Vol. 5: “I Was Just Young Enough to Believe Her”

Gina Greenlee, Author

May 23, 20221 min read

Truth Be Told Vol. 5: “I Was Just Young Enough to Believe Her”

“I was traveling with my mother to North Carolina. Usually, we traveled by car but this time we took the train [from New York City]. And...

Short Film Festival #5: Happiness by Steve Cutts

Gina Greenlee, Author

May 15, 20221 min read

Short Film Festival #5: Happiness by Steve Cutts

Prepare to have your mind blown.

Gina Greenlee, Author

May 7, 20221 min read

Learn to Make Yourself Happy

I decided to come back to Los Angeles and learn to live alone. I said, I will learn about me… You have three or four choices here that...

Random Thoughts: A Manhattan Native’s 15 Years Living in New England

Gina Greenlee, Author

Apr 29, 20222 min read

Random Thoughts: A Manhattan Native’s 15 Years Living in New England

Let’s talk town fair. Three giant beans on a placemat win a blue ribbon. A kid with a cow on a frayed rope. Walking it like a dog. Fried...