If I Lived the Way I Traveled...

The first time I left the country on an airplane I was 20 years old. I flew solo...

Travel, Growth, AdventureBrianne McGuireMarch 13, 2019adventure, fear, family, childhood, faithComment

Startup Diary, II

After all my good intentions, the whole thing came out just like every other fucking crowdfunding video I’d ever seen…

Aesthetics, Change, Diary, Fear, Growth, WorkBrianne McGuireFebruary 28, 2019startup, startup diary 2, entrepreneur, fear, hopeless, video, crowdfunding, marketing, iFundWomen, production, pity partyComment

Startup Diary, I

These days I’m leaning more and more towards doing journal-style posts, mostly because I haven’t felt capable of much else! To that end, why not document the mix of extreme highs, lows and intermittent plateaus of building a start-up [ahem, media empire]?

Change, Diary, Fear, Growth, Work, AdventureBrianne McGuireFebruary 13, 2019startup, diary, journal, fear, crowdfunding, media empire, faith, unknown, sleep, startup diary 1Comment

What My Depression Feels Like

There’s a pull from the center of my throat into the darkest depths of earth. It hurts. I’m fluttery and panicky all around that still drag. I’m bolted to the ground…

Change, Fear, Work, w/ AudioBrianne McGuireNovember 29, 2018depression, feelings, work, worry, fear, audioComment

Notes From Within The Void

What’s the point? Why bother? I ask myself these questions often. And yet I keep going...

Change, Fear, Work, FaithBrianne McGuireSeptember 27, 2018fear, self doubt, faith, writing, motivation, audience, following, impactComment

The [Complete] Resignation

New but old... I combined, rejiggered, edited, revised my three separate posts on the process of resigning from my job into one 1,000 word piece which feels better than the original parts I, II and III…

Change, Fear, GrowthBrianne McGuireAugust 29, 2018quitting job, work, change, growth, fearComment

My Enemy the Sun, Part II

The birds are starting to chirp outside my window. I've only just lay down to sleep. I roll over in disgust, turning my back on the dawn attempting to break through the space between my heavy curtains…

Insomnia, Poetry, Change, FearBrianne McGuireJuly 25, 2018insomnia, night, insecurity, depression, confusion, poetry, fearComment

Your Feelings Are Stupid...

This is not to say that YOU are stupid, you're probably amazing, but all of those thoughts and feelings you're probably consumed by are largely useless... and of course stupid…

The Resignation, Part III

Friday March 2 was my last day. After nearly 12 years of employment, I wiped my machines, turned in my laptop and badge...

Growth, Work, ChangeBrianne McGuireMarch 8, 2018growth, fear, action, work, quitting jobComment

The Resignation, Part I

I wrote the resignation letter. I emailed myself a copy so I can't deny it's existence. Today is Monday; I plan to turn it on Wednesday. My heart is in my throat...

Growth, Spirituality, Work, ChangeBrianne McGuireJanuary 29, 2018quitting job, change, fear, workComment

Expansion

You know that feeling when you're on the verge of something huge - a big life change, epiphany, whatever? That tingle in your guts...

Growth, Spirituality, ChangeBrianne McGuireJanuary 27, 2018quitting job, change, fear, work Comments