The Single Word to Make Your New Year Better

Posted on December 27, 2017December 28, 2017 by Deirdre Maloney

Recently, my house was bugging me. Actually, it was just a part of my house. A relatively small part. The closet. The thing was cluttered with stuff…kind of. Now, some readers may recall that the Maloney family was involved in a move just a few months ago. You also might recall it was a biiiiiiit of a challenge: In preparation for that move I’d ...

What to Do About the Snark in Your Life

Posted on October 30, 2017October 30, 2017 by Deirdre Maloney

I had a bad moment the other day. It made me look bad. It was potentially damaging to my reputation. And it was 100%, without a doubt, my own fault. I had emailed a colleague to confirm a phone call we’d set up for the next day. I told her I would be expecting her call at the appointed time. She wrote back and asked for my number. To which I quickly...

Why You MUST Do “That Thing”

Posted on August 14, 2017August 15, 2017 by Deirdre Maloney

Last week I found myself having a coffee chat with a woman I met at a recent event. It was meant to be a “let’s-get-to-know-each-other” kind of coffee. But then…she started talking (a lot) about her work. It’s the kind of business where she sells a product that she believes in, then recruits other people to do the same so that she can earn additional inco...

How to Make Life’s Bad Things Better

Posted on July 11, 2017July 12, 2017 by Deirdre Maloney

Recently, a lovely friend of mine named Meg ran 100 miles. As in 100 miles for real. All at once. On purpose. It was part of a race in the mountains. Shortly after she finished the event she and I were on a morning run. (Yes, a run. How she was moving, I don’t know.). We were talking about my upcoming show in the Fringe Festival. Now, if you’ve foll...

What to do About the (Stupid) Stuff You Can’t Do Anything About

Posted on April 25, 2017October 16, 2017 by Deirdre Maloney

So last week saw the Maloneys taking part in a ritual that most of us – even in the best of circumstances - hate. I mean really, really hate. We moved. Which meant that, for a loooong time, our former living room looked like this: As if the move itself wasn’t enough of a…challenge, a few extra (stupid*) things happened along the way. Things I had a...

How to Stop Making Your Life Worse

Posted on March 2, 2017 by Deirdre Maloney

So I had a bit of a revelation last week. It began first thing one morning, just as the alarm went off. As my arm swung over to shut it off, the following thought rushed in... ...Man, that was a terrible night sleep. I’m going to be off my game today. I then began thinking about the day ahead and the challenging conference call that awaited me. To whic...