I recently left a coaching session with a client that left me thinking to myself: You can dream bigger again. Too often, we focus on what feels safe and logical instead of allowing ourselves to look further and higher.
Category Archives: Daily Inspo
How to Reflect on 2024 for a Better 2025
The end of the year invites self-reflection on past joys and challenges as we prepare for 2025. Set aside 30 minutes in a quiet space to explore questions about relaxation, connections, love, and personal growth. This process can inspire actionable intentions and encourage dreaming boldly for the future.
The Magic of Turning Around: A Reflection from Dublin
After grabbing brunch by myself in Dublin, I was walking back to my hotel when I noticed how the same view looked very different just by walking the reverse path…
How to Release + Receive This Self-Care September
It made me wonder: What do I want to release this September? What do I want to receive in my life? Join me in reflecting on what you want to release and receive in the coming months.
This National Coming Out Day I am grateful for
This National Coming Out Day I am grateful for … each time I have to come out to my maternal grandma (because the mind is a tricky thing as we get older). She continues to love me each time after being slightly shocked. This was alarming the first time, but it has been kind ofContinue reading “This National Coming Out Day I am grateful for”
Good morning, America! Hello to myself.
Sometimes people will try to tell us who you are, what we shouldn’t be or praise our best qualities, but tell us to reign them in some way. We become more meek and insecure because we now doubt ourselves. Today I met Robin Roberts and she touched my face and she hugged me and MichaelContinue reading “Good morning, America! Hello to myself.”
One More Round
Trevor Noah says, “One of the best things I ever learned was boxing. My trainer kept drilling into me: ‘Understand that I’m going to hit you in the face. You can’t get angry about it because then you’ll stop thinking rationally. I’m not trying to hurt you; I’m trying to win.’ It’s a fantastic mindContinue reading “One More Round”
Love, Loss and What We Ate
From watching her host Top Chef and conduct interviews all these years to following her on Instagram, I adore Padma Lakshmi. However, I fell in love with her today during her interview with PEOPLE and Entertainment Weekly editorial director Jess Cagle as she discussed surprisingly becoming pregnant in 2009 and not knowing who the fatherContinue reading “Love, Loss and What We Ate”
5 Years Out as Gay – Beyond a 17 Years Old’s Love
Five years later, I think how awed, at points disappointed and overall proud a younger Jarryd would be of what’s transpired since then. If I could tell him what I know five years later, it would be…
Wake-Up Call Wednesday: Your Story
“It takes work to show up for your own story and show up for the dream and vision you have for yourself. Or even to have the courage to have those visions and dreams… The people that I like to be around are people who are willing to do the work and be self-reflective andContinue reading “Wake-Up Call Wednesday: Your Story”
Jarryd Boyd, Clarity + Communication Coach 