They want to fly first class. I want to own the plane.
Recently I heard the expression, “They want to fly first class. I want to own the plane.” and it caught my attention. Because it’s so far beyond how I usually think. I’m a huge cheerleader; I encourage others and I think I encourage myself and yet – it never crossed...
Only You Can Limit Your Greatness
You are the only one who can limit your greatness. How do I know this to be true? Because when my eldest was diagnosed with autism, we were told he’d never live on his own, never hold a job, never drive, and never manage his own money. Guess what? Those doctors...
It’s not having what you want. It’s wanting what you’ve got.
Do you remember the song “Soak Up the Sun” by Sheryl Crow? She sang those lines, “It’s not having what you want. It’s wanting what you’ve got,” and they stopped me cold on the street on my way to work. I was so saddened and depressed by the job I was going...
When you doubt your power, you give power to your doubts
“When you doubt your power, you give power to your doubts.” Think about that. It’s brilliant! I wish I’d come up with it. When we doubt our power, when we doubt the thing we know we’re great at, when we doubt what we know is the reason God put us on this planet,...
When someone you love is grieving
When someone we love is grieving, our first inclination is to do or say something helpful. So, we rush in bearing food and hugs, and then we stand there, searching for the right thing to say. And then, because we’re just clumsy about grief and grieving in this...About Susan
Susan McCorkindale is a motivational TEDx Speaker, author of two amazon bestselling memoirs, and host of the online series, “Flaws Are the New Black.”
Her first book, Confessions of a Counterfeit Farm Girl, chronicles her move – with her husband and two sons – from suburban New Jersey to a 500-acre beef cattle farm in the wilds of Virginia. Her follow-up, 500 Acres and No Place to Hide: More Confessions of a Counterfeit Farm Girl, is both heartbreaking and side-splittingly funny as our favorite fake farm girl navigates her husband’s very real cancer diagnosis.
A popular keynote speaker known for her high-energy, humorous, and captivating presentations, Susan speaks frequently on the topics of resilience, grief, and the role of humor in helping people bounce back and stay back.