WHERE TIME slows
& STORY deepens

Welcome to Quarter TWO of 2023! Holy cow! How did we already get here? I don’t know about you, but time is truly flying by this year. I’m so excited to be wrapping up quarter one and moving into quarter two of 2023! This specific time of year is a sweet spot of excitement for […]

How to charge your worth is an essential conversation in the entrepreneurship space. It can feel so awkward for someone beginning their own business to try and place a numerical value on their worth. However, charging your worth and articulating why the investment is worth it is critical to running a successful business. Three things […]

It can be difficult, if not impossible, to leave behind any negative energy you were feeling yesterday. It’s easy to let emotions carry over one day after another. After all, this is inevitably how we reach periods of “stuckness” or moments where things are just a little off. Emotions aren’t something we should ever distance […]

There’s a lot of controversy around romanticizing your life. A few years ago, a small movement began around the topic on social media. People found ways that could romanticize the little things that would make their day-to-day better. But as the movement grew, it become more about materialism and less about shifting your mindset. Last […]

Our lives are at a constant ebb and flow to the experiences and opportunities around us. But as we grow older, it seems our responsibilities as adults consume more and more of our time, and we have less time to “ebb” and “flow.” Our jobs, relationships, family, and friends take up most of our time; […]

Welcome to Month THREE of making 2023 your best year, the March edition! If you’re new here or haven’t been following along, I’m giving updates on my progress for my 2023 goals each month. Self-accountability can be challenging regarding our goals or resolutions for the year. So this year, I promised to update you on […]

Your branding is the bread and butter of your business. It’s the culmination of the why, the who, and the what—why you do what you do, who you serve, and what it does for them. Branding is far more than just a pretty color palette or a cool logo. Your branding should speak to your […]

In truth, I believe we’re constantly in receiving mode. We’re always receiving and consuming messages, content, information, data, etc., and processing it as best we know how. It’s not a matter of if we’re receiving, but how we’re interpreting the information or signs coming in. There are simple signs or messages we receive daily that […]

What does it mean to practice conscious thought? Does it mean active thinking? Does it mean engaging with your thoughts? Conscious thinking is actively engaging with your thoughts and being aware of their effect on you. Conscious thinking for you might mean actively engaging with your thoughts and having the awareness to address why you […]

It’s already February, and it’s time for our first update on how our 2023 goals are going. If you’re new to La.Rue, or you missed my blogs from January; let me update you. Once a month over the next year, I’ll update you on how I’m making progress on my goals after New Year’s. In […]

Turning your passion project into a full-time gig isn’t easy. Like all career shifts, it requires us to pivot into a new role. Perhaps you’re formerly a student turned entrepreneur, or you’re leaving your corporate position to become your own boss. Either way, moving from the role of a side hustle into a full-time business […]

When it comes to conversations about dreams, the word scary brings an entirely different context to the table. Instead of fearing something like a scary movie, we’re in fear of growth, success, and change. We say our dreams feel scary for two reasons: one, the journey to achieving that dream brings natural highs and lows. […]

Setting New Years Resolutions each year should be like making yourself a promise for a better life. Every December, we reflect on where the year has taken us and what we’ve achieved (or haven’t). And as the new year approaches, we decide (once again) what about our lives we’d like to change. We adjust the […]

HAPPY NEW YEAR! I am incredibly grateful for this community and all of you who show up for this important content. I hope you had a wonderful holiday, ringing in the New Year with excitement and goals for 2023. As we were leading up to the New Year, I reflected on how much my life […]

Entrepreneurship is a journey that, like most, requires a lot of faith in the uncontrollable. There is so much uncertainty and so much we leave up to faith when we become entrepreneurs. This journey requires an unbounded trust in the Universe and in yourself, a belief that everything will happen as it should when it […]

There were many moments leading up to my Intentional Living journey that triggered a need for change. But it wasn’t until one day, when everything felt hopeless, that my journey to a new life began. If you want to hear that story, listen to the Pilot episode of the Do the Damn Thing Podcast. But […]

There are three types of people in this world: Optimists, Pessimists, and Realists. Pessimists think that optimists have a blindness to reality. Optimists usually think that pessimists only see the harsher sides of things. And realisits sit somewhere in the middle of negativity and positivity. However, all three of these traits have one thing in […]

Someone once told me, “Not every talent needs to be a business.” And while I think that can be true, it should never deter you from creating a business because of your unique talent; that’s why side hustle’s exist. When you have a unique talent that isn’t necessarily full-blown business ready, you start a side […]