Natalie Burg's Blog, page 13
September 17, 2013
On fall, life cycles, and being weirdly excited about getting a flu shot
Here I am, eight days out from writing a post about clichés, and all I feel like writing area mediative thoughts on the changing of the seasons. Sorry! I can't help it. For the very first time that I can recall, I am super excited for fall. I walked into a Walgreens today, saw a sign for flu shots, and my reflexive thought was, "Awesome! I want one!"
September 16, 2013
Unfortunately, it’s not the internet’s fault, guys.
I had an internet meltdown today. I saw an article in my Facebook newsfeed, one that being commented on and shared that 1) was factually incorrect, 2) listed no author, nor identified the credentials of the site itself, 3) used links to other posts on the same site as the majority of its source citations. Why? Why was this on the internet? Why had it gotten picked up by a major news source? AND WHY DOES IT MAKE ME WANT TO PULL MY TOENAILS OUT?
September 13, 2013
Real Connections, Better Connections
Don't you hate talking about networking? Oh my gosh, tell me an event is about networking, either overtly or indirectly, and I just don't wanna. Don't. Wanna. I get the importance of schmoozing and meeting people and building a network; we all need to make a living, and we all need to buy things from one another. I also genuinely enjoy being social and meeting people. But the idea of waltzing into an event where I am meant to sell myself to people and be sold on others is so unappealing. Ugh. 
September 12, 2013
Shedding Old Goals
Mike recently installed a pull-up bar in our house, and I'm happy to report that, 13 years after high school phys ed, I am exactly as proficient as dangling and grunting and collapsing into a ball on the floor as I was then. Still got it!
Being amazing at pull-ups has fortunately never been a goal of mine, but that's not to say I haven't had goals I've failed miserably at attaining for years and years and years. My deal is that I'm super goal-oriented, so once I set a goal, I have a really hard time focusing on anything else until I reach it. For example, there is a part of my brain that still thinks I can hit a goal weight I never even reached in college, back when I worked about nine days a week. I truly let go of that goal consciously years ago because a) I'd rather have balance in my life than obsess about exercise, and b) it's craziness. The fact that it was a goal and I never reached it though, still sticks with me. BECAUSE I LIKE SUCCEEDING AT MY GOALS.
Being amazing at pull-ups has fortunately never been a goal of mine, but that's not to say I haven't had goals I've failed miserably at attaining for years and years and years. My deal is that I'm super goal-oriented, so once I set a goal, I have a really hard time focusing on anything else until I reach it. For example, there is a part of my brain that still thinks I can hit a goal weight I never even reached in college, back when I worked about nine days a week. I truly let go of that goal consciously years ago because a) I'd rather have balance in my life than obsess about exercise, and b) it's craziness. The fact that it was a goal and I never reached it though, still sticks with me. BECAUSE I LIKE SUCCEEDING AT MY GOALS.
September 11, 2013
Solopreneurs: It’s better together
I got to do something really special yesterday, which was be interviewed on a radio station about my new book immediately proceeding my singer/songwriter husband, who was interviewed about the tour he's on. So, if you happen to be in touch with 14-year-old Natalie, please give her the following message: "Relax. Everything works out PERFECTLY."
September 9, 2013
Beyond cliché: the things we keep telling ourselves
Few things preoccupy a writer who produces a large quantity of material more than clichés. Some turns of phrase are so ingrained in our minds that when we use them to express ourselves we don't even hear them. Sometimes, we honestly aren't even sure if the phrase is our own, or a cliché we've heard in passing long ago. In those cases, thanks for existing, Google. You're really helpful there.
