by Alex Perry | Oct 12, 2020 | Uncategorized
I didn’t get my nails done. I went to the nail salon with my daughter, Carmen, who was very excited about getting her nails done, and I turned down the service for myself. This was not an earth-shattering decision by any means. I didn’t participate in a...
by Alex Perry | Oct 24, 2019 | Confidence, Leadership Presence, Presence, Storytelling, Uncategorized
I find it easy to get sucked into the idea that success is complicated. That my greatest achievements are determined by profit and loss sheets, that success is measured in numbers of clients, deals closed or projects completed. I compare, judge and compete against...
by Alex Perry | Oct 9, 2019 | Uncategorized
“I can meet with so and so. I have the “space” (aka a sliver of time crammed between two other meetings).” “ I can squeeze in this work. I mean, there’s always nights and weekends.” “Thursday night is free; I can volunteer for that thing I don’t really...
by Alex Perry | Sep 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
I know you. You’re the first one to speak up when you hear another woman badmouthing herself. No friend of yours will talk trash about herself in front of you. You don’t let your kids or their friends talk crap to each other in your house. No sir....
by Alex Perry | Sep 3, 2019 | Uncategorized
It’s not my line; it’s circa 1992 from Alabama’s country hit “I’m in a hurry.” I love it. It’s one of those songs that whenever it comes on the radio, I stop what I’m doing and listen. It reminds me of Tonya. I...
by Alex Perry | Jul 25, 2019 | Uncategorized
It took me nearly four hours to walk my first half marathon. Once I finished, I spent the rest of the day alternating between soaking in a hot bath and lying on the couch. At the time, I was overweight, a closet smoker and thought that Fruity Pebbles were an OK...
