by Stephanie Benedetto | Jun 14, 2025 | Personal Development
Yesterday was a marathon travel day. Eight hours on a flight from Portugal to Newark, with a five hour layover before my flight to Sarasota, FL. I didn’t arrive until after 1am – which felt like 6am to my body still running on European time. But something cool...
by Stephanie Benedetto | May 14, 2025 | Personal Development
I was in Tombolo Books in downtown St. Pete when my ex insisted I buy something. Supporting local independent bookstores, and all that. So I hurriedly grabbed a book that looked interesting, checked out, and forgot about it. Wabi-Sabi for Artists, Designers, Poets and...
by Stephanie Benedetto | May 8, 2025 | Personal Development
I’m not normally the person who gets into conflict. If you called me a “conflict avoider,” you wouldn’t be wrong. That’s been my MO for most of my life. Except… I don’t like being told what to do. Call it a hidden rebellious streak, but when somebody tries to tell me...
by Stephanie Benedetto | Apr 11, 2025 | Business, Sales
Today I stumbled across an old post left by a frustrated soul-preneur in a Facebook group in 2016 (many moons ago when I used to hang out there) and my response to it. I’ll share because the experience is still common. WARNING: REAL, RAW AND LONG Today I am emotional....
by Stephanie Benedetto | Feb 2, 2025 | Personal Development, Stories
Once there was a girl called Prudence. She was a practical young lady, raised to be dependable and hard working, who prided herself on the ability to get things done. She set goals to earn her PhD and run a marathon, so that she could show everyone that she was the...
