by Kori Gouge | Apr 24, 2018 | Stories (Blog)
Get used to disappointment I had this taped to my mirror when I was in high school. It was from the movie, A Princess Bride. I thought it was great advice. #angstyteen The problem is when you get used to disappointment, you perpetuate disappointment....
by Kori Gouge | Apr 22, 2018 | Stories (Blog)
I was listening to NPR on the way home from dropping my boyfriend off at the airport. Edie Falco was on and they asked her how she got her role on The Sopranos, which was her first big role. She said, “It was a regular audition. I didn’t think I was going...
by Kori Gouge | Apr 18, 2018 | Stories (Blog)
As I was driving to South High School to volunteer this morning, I could feel an uneasiness, a restlessness brewing inside me. Right at that moment, Irene Cara’s “What a Feeling” came on the radio. The words resonated with me like they never had...
by Kori Gouge | Apr 16, 2018 | Stories (Blog)
Who decides what’s normal and why are ‘they’ managing the power? Our deepest need is belonging so part of belonging has meant following the rules and norms so as not to upset the system. The problem is the system was set up by someone else,...
by Kori Gouge | Apr 11, 2018 | Stories (Blog)
What are you avoiding by staying where you are? By choosing to stay in a place of confusion and uncertainty? The truth is confusion feels safe. As long as you don’t know what you want, you don’t have to do anything. You get to stay where you are,...