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What would you do with an extra day?

I’m pretty psyched about Leap Day on Saturday. I’ve decided to start a new tradition where we treat it as a bonus day: no chores, no...

Ask Before Freaking Out

Last week, I had to make a last-minute trip out to SF for an accelerator interview. I booked my flights, rearranged a bunch of meetings,...

Savor your ordinary

Loving this quote this week. It seems like good advice for us moms, too. Wishing you a magically ordinary week! “Do not ask your children...

Notice the headwinds

So often we notice the headwinds in our life—what is making things harder for us. Raising money is harder as a woman. Mommy bias is the...

Re-live it

Over the weekend, I went through and shared my favorite memories for 2019 on my Instagram stories. I just went through my photos and...

How to make the year feel long

As I mentioned yesterday, each week (and sometimes each day), I write down why I will remember that week. Whenever I’m feeling a bit...

A new tradition

This year, my kids and I created a new tradition. Leaving a bag of toys under the tree for Santa to give to other kids. Over the weekend,...

Weekly Wins Wednesday

You know me. I love traditions. So, enter a new one for Uplift—Weekly Wins Wednesday. Each week (either here or on our Instagram), we’ll...

Pat Yourself on the Back

Recently, I had a conversation with one of our coaches that choked me up. I had just shared all of our content with her, and she was...

Make Your Values Physical

I work out of an incubator in Georgetown that supports social entrepreneurs, Halcyon. Every morning I walk by their gratitude board, a ...

TGIF!

Who loves Fridays? Hell, yes. Studies show that we enjoy Friday (and the anticipation of the weekend) more than any other day of the...

Do a 5-Minute Favor

The 5-minute favor was coined by Adam Rifkin, who supposedly has more connections on LinkedIn to the most influential people in the world...

Send Flowers

One of the smartest entrepreneurs I know, Amelia Friedman (co-founder of Hatch Apps, which allows you to build native apps without...

Say Something Nice

I love Gretchen Rubin's recent suggestion to practice reverse gossiping, saying something complimentary about someone behind their back....

F*ck Yeah

At Google, I ran a daily team meeting tackling the onslaught of issues arising during a critical pre-launch period.  It was depressing....

The Power of Thanks

A huge refrain for Uplift is gratitude, which seems particularly fitting for this week. It is so powerful. First off, your perspective...

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