One of my favorite things is sharing positive daily affirmations with friends on social media. #chopra #humanconnection
How to Throw Like a Girl -- McSweeney's
1. Apologize to the ball before throwing it.
2. Get paid 77 cents per dollar a man gets paid to throw the same ball.
3. Throw a ball and watch a man take credit for throwing it.
4. Wear a pantsuit to fool people into thinking you’re actually a man throwing the ball.
Read the full list at McSweeney's.
Read MoreHow to Put Yourself Out there While Staying in Here
Here's a fun post I wrote for Reductress.
Read MoreJust imagine you're someone else
I listened to a Pete Holmes’ podcast where he talked with Kyle Dunnigan about how he stops obsessing over something regrettable he said/did. To rid himself of that overwhelming shame feeling, he imagines being surrounded by clouds. Above him, below him, in front and back of him—nothing but clouds and a bright blue sky. The clouds represent infinite possibility; the past is behind him and his future is open. I decided to try Pete Holmes’ cloud visualization technique the next time I was overwhelmed with regret about something I said. And I have to say it totally works. I WAS able to visualize Pete Holmes in a bunch of clouds, and it’s true, that guy is totally gonna be fine.
Read MoreAlways say the right thing
Here's me and my writing partner, Erica, pitching our TV show idea to three Hollywood men. As you can see, these guys are SUPER interested in everything we have to say. Our show is a 30-minute workplace comedy about the staff who work at a state university. This pic was probably taken right after we described one of our characters, the dean of Liberal arts, an academic primadonna who says things like, "what's a white man in his fifties have to do to get ahead around here?" THESE WHITE DUDES LOVED THAT LINE. COULD NOT GET ENOUGH OF US LADY SCAMPS!
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