My entire adult life I've been hiding, downplaying, and minimizing what I know to be true, and I've been afraid to admit: I'm an artist.

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Over the last 10 months, I’ve dedicated myself full-time to creating content on every major online platform: blogging, Instagram, Youtube, Medium, Facebook groups, Reddit, Twitter, and Quora. People will tell you things like...you should be on YouTube, Instagram DM for clients, blah, blah blah.

Like with diet and exercise, what I learned is that the medium and platform that works best is the one YOU can stick to with being consistent.

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My mission now is supporting nonprofits and young people in improving their effectiveness with their limited time and resources. I spent years learning how to be more productive. I want to give you the shortcut, so you spend more time achieving your goals and serving others. This post is the first in a series on productivity for nonprofits.

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I’m closing out one rotation around the sun and 12 moon cycles around me. According to Neil deGrasse Tyson, this year I completed being alive for a billion seconds. This past year was one of so much change and transition, that I decided to do a completion ritual on my last day of being 31. I made a list of the 31 people and things that inspired me and supported my growth at 31.

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Moving to Mexico was a recipe in the works for a decade, with 1:1 equal parts dream and life strategy. It was part of my sensible Millennial plan to save money for a house, pay down student loans, and start my own business without the pressure of replacing my full income.

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Any creative project comes with fear. Fear is your barometer letting you know that you are challenging yourself. Creativity triggers fear, because there is an uncertain outcome. Instead of fighting your fear, learn to live with it. Once you relax, so does your fear. Since it’s impossible to overcome your fear, Gilbert suggests letting it come along for the ride. Imagine you are going on a road trip with your friends fear and creativity. Fear is allowed to join, but she’s definitely not allowed to drive.

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I was a lost post-college grad living at home in 2009. When I was encouraged to apply for a Fulbright scholarship, I started looking into how where we live impacts our health. For the first time I started to see the connection between the polluted community I grew up in and my poor health.

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After a multi-year process, the South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) announced the approval of the final environmental impact report (EIR) for the Los Angeles Refinery Integration and Compliance (LARIC) project, often referred to as the Tesoro expansion. The project, which will merge Tesoro’s Carson and Wilmington plants and increase the crude oil storage and processing capacity making it the largest refinery on the West Coast, now moves to the EPA for final approval and permits.

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Wilmington is home to more than half of the active oil wells in Los Angeles. While drilling takes place all over the city, Wilmington seems to have the least amount of protections. The toxic chemicals emitted from oil drilling in our community are a serious health concern and the basis of a lawsuit filed by environmental justice advocates on behalf of Wilmington youth. The lawsuit claims that the city discriminates against communities in Wilmington and South L.A. by allowing oil drilling with fewer regulations compared to oil drilling sites in more affluent parts of L.A.

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