Monica McCarthy - Life Stylista
Posts Tagged ‘focus’
Getting Hard Stuff Done is Hard Work
Thursday, January 19th, 2012
I like to fixate on weird details. It’s not a conscious effort on my part initially, but once I get something in my head it won’t go away.
The problem is when I have “bigger” problems to solve, yet I can’t tear myself away from the minutia. You know the dogs and squirrels from Up? That’s me when it comes to pretty, shiny websites.
So while I spend an enormous amount of time and energy working behind the scenes to get the makeover for my website and my ideas behind it up and running, most people I know are telling me to focus on creating valuable products Read more [...]
Masterminding a Masterpiece
Wednesday, April 13th, 2011
You Make It Happen
You. Are. Out.
Thank you Heidi Klum. Anyone else enjoy talent-driven reality show competitions? Ace of Cakes? Project Runway? Top Chef?
Yeah me too.
A huge part of my fascination with these shows is the time constraints the participants are forced to work under. Build a house out of banana peels in four hours? Create an artificial limb out of chia seeds overnight? Anything is possible.
Yesterday I had the opportunity to take part in Season 2 of Work of Art. I can't give away any details, but let's just say the artists were forced to create new works under extremely limited Read more [...]
Hi! I'm Monica and I believe in choosing, living, and sharing our own stories.
In 2011 I left the world of acting behind to pursue writing, traveling, and a life worth telling about. What's your story? The world is waiting.
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