Tag Archives: pickthebrain

Stop Pushing – Start Trusting!

“Write a book,” they told me. “It’s easy,” they said. Ha! Not when you are bearing your soul in 200 pages, and detailing your business failures, and you want to make a book that’s worth reading! Not when you are … Continue reading

How To Make Social Media Less Awful

When we share our beliefs and our politics on social media, many of us are trying to change hearts and minds. But the system is stacked against us: Facebook and Instagram’s algorithms mostly show us topics we’re already interested in, … Continue reading

How to Make Books Actionable?

Have you ever read a book with lots of interesting information but failed to incorporate the message into your everyday life? Upon reading a great book, have you ever been galvanized into taking action but failed to deliver results in … Continue reading

Female Voices: My Interview with April Gargiulo of Vintner’s Daughter

After a long hiatus, I am thrilled to be relaunching Erin’s Things with a focus on the women who really inspire me. I couldn’t be happier to lead this refresh with my interview of April Gargiulo, the founder of Vintner’s … Continue reading

The New Mom’s Guide to Putting Herself First

Put myself first?! But mothers are supposed to be selfless! Let us stop you right there for a moment. Mothers are many things: nurturing, fierce, protective, loving, caring – but selfless shouldn’t be something to aim for, especially as a … Continue reading

The Real Danger of a Fixed Mindset

There’s a well-established reason why some people tend to be extremely successful in life while others can barely make the ends meet while dealing with a diversity of negative emotions along the way. There’s a good reason why some individuals … Continue reading