by Shane Shaps | Aug 12, 2020 | A note from Shane
Today marks 12 years since I started doing what I do. In some ways it seems like yesterday and in others it feels like a lifetime ago. I look at the photo in this blog and I am warmed by the memories of those days with little, tiny children, but feel grateful for the...
by Shane Shaps | Aug 4, 2020 | A note from Shane
Last week I wrote about not being good with Plan B. That’s true. I’m not. But here’s what I AM good at doing: finding silver linings. Optimism is a gift I was given at birth. It’s not something I work on, it’s not something I think about,...
by Shane Shaps | Jul 9, 2020 | A note from Shane
A few weeks ago I attended Shankminds, an entrepreneurial conference I’ve always wanted to attend, and was able to do so this year because it was virtual. I’ll take the silver linings as they come, right? It was a day filled with great speakers who got me...
by Shane Shaps | Feb 10, 2020 | A note from Shane
So a topic has been brewing at the top of my brain the past few weeks, and this morning, my pal, Danielle Hughes, wrote this piece. No, I’m not “copying” her. For the record, I was mid-way through writing this when I took a break and saw hers. But...
by Shane Shaps | Jan 27, 2020 | A note from Shane
Just a few weeks ago, I wrote about loving Mondays. After the Sunday we all had yesterday, glued to the TV, texting random details we saw among different group chats to each other, I think everyone is plain-old exhausted. Look, I’ve never claimed to be a sports...
by Shane Shaps | Jan 13, 2020 | A note from Shane
If you’re a person who dreads Mondays, allow me to try and change your mind. Mondays are the best day of the week. They set the tone for the week. And frankly, by Friday, I’m exhausted. I think of Mondays the same way I think of a really hard workout...