Client Spotlight: Katie Burkhart is an essentialist thinker, author, and founder of MatterLogic, a company and framework that redesigns the way we work and run our businesses so we can thrive in the value economy. An Authority Accelerator client, she wrote “Trying to Do Everything Is Slowly Killing Your Business” for Entrepreneur.

Well, hello, !

I've been looking forward to this week for months.

Why?

Because my nephews just arrived for their annual summer visit!

One of our summer traditions is to head over to Rhode Island to swim in the ocean while the tide is coming in and the waves are big. We swim for too long, inhale too much salt water, get too much sun, and then eat ice cream for dinner.

We were supposed to do that today.

But it's raining.

Still. (It's been raining since the boys arrived on Monday.)

And so, we've found other ways to entertain ourselves.

I don't own a television, and none of us want to spend our time looking at our devices when we see each other so infrequently. The boys love card games and board games, so we've been playing Canasta and they've been teaching me how to play Magic: The Gathering and Catan.

We also made chicha morada, which we first had a couple of years ago at one of the Peruvian restaurants in town, and a delicious chicken curry for dinner.

I still plan to take the boys to the beach if the weather cooperates. If that doesn't happen, we've got plenty to keep us busy!

There's always more than one way forward.

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"There is a necessary wisdom in the give-and-take of nature — its quiet agreements and search for balance. There is an extraordinary generosity."

~ Dr. Suzanne Simard, Finding the Mother Tree

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Interested in learning how to write, pitch, and publish articles for high-visibility publications? Join me on Wednesday, August 14, at 11:55 AM Eastern for a mini-training on how to write better headlines, followed by a Q+A. There is no cost to attend this monthly event. Register here.

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Two of the most powerful ways to share your message are through speaking and writing. On Wednesday, July 31, at 2 PM Eastern, I will join Lauri Smith, the Soulful Speaking Coach, for a 90-minute workshop. Together, we will explore how writing helps you become a stronger, more confident speaker. Tickets are $55. Get your tickets here.

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I'll see you in a couple of weeks!

In the meantime, if you're thinking about writing articles for high-visibility publications, please book a call. I'd love to learn more about your business goals and how I might be of service.

Take good care,