THE ATTITUDE IS GRATITUDE By Sara Stepa

Hey Party People, 2020, what a year ammi right? I truly don’t even know if there are words to describe the emotional upheaval and challenge of this year to date. As always though I refuse to let 2020 win. I refuse to let naysayers get to me. I refuse to let anyone or anything keep me down. I have too much to be grateful for to wallow in the gutters. What I’ve noticed lately though peeps is that my highs and lows are drastic. The peaks and valleys of my mood are extreme. Like I’m not talking the Rockies and the Foothills lately guys, I’m talking the Himalayans and the Shivaliks (the Indian equivalent for the foothills). What I mean by this is that my highs have me feeling elated and fulfilled, but my lows have me strugggggglin’ deep in the gutters of self doubt and overwhelm. It’s been hard for me to juggle and balance these swings of emotion because that’s not what I qualify as normal for myself. Either I’ve been incredibly good at managing my emotions in the past or I’ve never b...

Hey Party People, Where my high performers at? Where my peeps with high expectations? Where are my people pleasers? This post is for you! Despite what COVID-19 felt like for some of us, the world never stopped turning. Whether you were overwhelmed by the changes or found a new routine, the world continued around us in big and small ways. In my world I found my new normal, my new status quo working from home. Then I had to return to the office. This felt weird, and unknown, and uncertain all over again. Part of me thought, this should feel normal, but honestly, it didn’t, I had to re-learn my routine all over again – 6 weeks in, back to the office, and I'm STILL trying to find my groove. My return to work came with, what felt like, a tidal wave of new “to-do’s”, and I had my moments where I just wanted to sit and cry because I felt so overwhelmed. But as a high performer, and high achiever myself, I do not give up, and I do not give anything less than my best effort (t...

Hey Party People, Anyone ever felt jealous in their life? Hello, this girl… The green-eyed monster, as it’s often referred to, can wreak havoc on your heart, your mind, and your relationships. And to be clear this doesn’t always show up in romantic relationships but can also show up in friendships or family dynamics as well. For the purposes of today though my focus will be on romantic relationships. I think most of us will relate to that experience as the most common. So where do these feelings freaking come from? What is it that says guys can’t be friends with girls, or girls can't be friends with guys? Can we be friends with an ex or is that also taboo? Are these notions just something I’ve struggled with over the years or have you lived through them too? Where did they come from, where did they start? I think everyone is a bit different in their views and experiences around jealousy, but at least for me, it's an intense emotion. Why does it consume our thoughts, and...

Hey Party People, Are you even being real? Authenticity is one of my core values. It’s about living and breathing from a genuine place and not putting on a fake persona. Too often I think we act differently based on whose around us at the time, and even more often we are afraid to show our true selves, but why?   Part of it is because we don’t know who we are, or we aren’t confident enough in our own skin. I’ve had to sift through many different versions of me to realize the sum of those parts makes up my whole. Authenticity is something I strive for in everything I do. It's not something that I do just sometimes, it's something that I strive to do all the time…And when I'm not being authentic I struggle. For those who have worked with me or are close to me they know I put my everything into .. well everything. It’s a blessing and a curse because I operate from a higher standard and mediocre and status quo are not acceptable line items in my life. To go further though, I kn...