“Today I escaped anxiety. Or no, I discarded it, because it was within me, in my own perceptions not outside.” Marcus Aurelius Then I worried I might need it, along with the self doubt I previously discarded so I fetched them out of the trash. baby steps #stoicism #anxiety

My 21yr old assistant just sent me my tiktok video assignments in a chore chart form like I’m a child. It is dumbed down to an impressive level. It’s an incredible feeling to know that someone truly gets you. #ifeelseen #Mindfulness

Mindful Leadership isn’t just how you show up at work. It’s not a job title, it’s lifestyle. It’s doing the right thing when no one is watching, when no credit is to be taken. Leaders return their shopping cart. Great leaders return abandoned carts on the way. #leadership

Can you do this? “If it is not right, do not do it, if it is not true, do not say it.” M. Aurelius It’s so simple. But do not focus on what others do or say. Start with yourself. Hold yourself accountable for 1 day, then let that become a lifetime. #stoicism #leadership

Fact: A coat, hat and gloves will always be more effective against cold weather than complaining. If you don’t like something and you can’t change it with words- take action, put on a coat and stop wasting time bemoaning it. This is winter. #stoicism #Mindfulness

A scene in the Netflix series “Inventing Anna”, has a character repeating “I’m a bad B$tch” to pump herself up. Finn, age 6, overheard it & informed us: “She is using positive self talk- we learned that in school.” At age 6, I didn’t know left from right. #InventingAnna

How many kids have to die by their own hand before schools wake up & realize that just checking boxes on mental health is not working? How many before schools have the courage to take action? “Don't be ashamed of needing help”- Marcus Aurelius 💚 #SuicideAwareness

Celebrate the small things. Like finding a clothing review on Amazon by someone your exact size and height that includes the size of item they purchased AND is written after trying it on AND includes a real photo. Never pass up wins- no matter how small. #momwin

Few things feel more like a first world/privileged problem like the intense negative emotions felt when you want to go to bed but it sits naked- and your 11pm self has gone pay the price for your 9am decision to wash the sheets. #FirstWorldProblems

“If someone can prove me wrong and show me that something I thought or did was mistaken, I'll gladly change, because my goal is the truth and the truth has never harmed anyone. The man who's harmed is the one who persists in his own self-deception and ignorance.”Marcus Aurelius

My 7yr old is writing a note to her teacher and just asked me if it is “gunna” or “gonna”- “like, ‘you’re gunna be a great teacher.” She won’t believe me that it’s “going”. So glad I no longer homeschool. #BackToSchool #momlife #BacktoSchool2022

Not all problems require new tools. Sometimes we need to look at what needs to be removed, what habit we need to quit, direction we need to change. Our default is to look for what is missing- it takes courage to remove what isn’t working. #LeadershipDevelopment

Last night I thanked my 7yr old for the life advice she offered me. She replied: “Tell Gabe (my therapist) to watch his back-he’s going to be out of a job soon. You can just pay me instead.” I may have over simplified therapy in my attempts to normalize it… #therapy

My 12 year old saw me google: “How to wash your hair the right way?” Causing her to doubt that I actually knew anything that I had taught her about life. I reassured her: “I know only one thing: that I know nothing.”Socrates She didn’t laugh. #thingsigoogle #girlmom

If you feel like your kids don’t think what you do is interesting or cool- don’t feel bad. Last night my husband to our 7yr old: “My crew and I helped save a life today.” “Mm-hmm yup, so what’s for dinner?” The bar of “being interesting” is high my friends. #girldad

I shudder to think about what I could have accomplished by now if I applied the same dedication to my business as I do to finding the perfect GIF to send my- let’s be honest- very few friends. #priorities

It’s tax prep time or as I like to call it as a small business owner: “Everything else but tax prep becomes top priority season.” My house is never more organized than it is in January. #taxprep #WomeninBusiness

Stay thawed my friends. Kansas City Chiefs #ChiefsKingdom #goats #PolarVortex #NFL

Becky Schmooke Roy Higgins III.

Pro Tip: Keep a list of random projects you’ve been ignoring all year. That way, when tax prep rolls around, you can procrastinate guilt-free and call it “productive avoidance.” Rationalizing never felt so efficient. Turns out that 2 businesses does not = double the tax fun.