by bknaus | Mar 5, 2021 | bet on yourself, entrepreneur, leadership, making life decisions, work for yourself
“What are you going to be next? Are you going to be an artist, a life coach, a retiree? You get to decide. My belief is that it’s fun to make up a new identity every time you lose an old one.” – Martha Beck For the first time in 53 years, or in 38 years of...
by bknaus | Sep 28, 2020 | Days of Awe, gratitude, Jewish New Year, leadership, making change, making life decisions, managing money, planning for the new year, Rosh Hashanah, self improvement, Uncategorized, Yom Kippur
Today is Yom Kippur – the day of atonement and final day of the Days of Awe, the 10 days that start the new year. This holiday can be powerful. In the Torah it states that this is when your name will or will not be put in the book of life for another year....
by bknaus | May 31, 2020 | B2B Writing, branded content, content marketing strategy, how to write, idea generation, leadership, making change, making life decisions, new frontier, post-Corona, post-Covid, Uncategorized
Once upon a time after the fall of the Roman Empire, the Dark Ages happened. In summary, the Roman Empire was a kick-ass time with a thriving economy and Pax Romana – Roman peace. But the Empire had spread so far and so fast that the Romans couldn’t control...
by bknaus | Apr 21, 2020 | abundance, gratitude, making life decisions, meditation, needs and wants, thinking about money
I’ve been working through some meditations for abundance, and this one particular meditation brings you through the layers of the cosmos all the way to your higher power. The person I always envision at these times is my dad. Not that I think that he’s God, but I do...
by bknaus | Feb 25, 2020 | Faith, Rhythm and Voice, making life decisions, my three words, planning for the new year, three words, Uncategorized, writing clients
I’m skidding into the end of February to share my Three Words for 2020. I think a lot about this choice. I think about it for months because I know when I hit unsteady ground, these three words are going to be my mantra, the one that reminds me of what I’m working...
by bknaus | Jul 15, 2019 | how to write, self promotion, three words, three words, Uncategorized, writer community, writing practice
And then it was July. July 15th, to be exact. More than half way through 2019, I know. This year, I chose my three words ahead of time, in December of 2018, and they have been challenging for me. But that’s why I chose them. They have made me question, reflect,...
