As I close in on 2 weeks until my med shift, I’m feeling pretty run down. Work is very busy (in a good way). I’m trying to adjust my sleep schedule to match what my senior foster dog needs. I have a bunch of personal project deadlines coming up in the next few weeks. I’m making time for out-of-town guests and fun because it’s summer. And I decided to take vacation after all because, again, it’s summer.
For a couple of days, I skipped my FitOn workouts. I’ve been working out with the FitOn app since 2022 and it helps me manage many of my side effects: fatigue, insomnia, joint pain, muscle pain, and my mental health. (It’s free and has so many excellent coaches and classes!) Yesterday I was feeling cranky and the area all the way around my shoulder joint was hurting. Though I’m taking my foster dog on many walks every day (older dogs need to go outside more often!), I’ve skimped on my own daily workouts. My mind and body were both feeling it.
When we’re crunched for time, we often let our own needs fall by the wayside. That’s exactly what I was doing. A number of years ago, one of my yoga teachers said to me, “Motion is lotion. When we move our bodies more, we find it’s easier to move our bodies more. The more we don’t move, the harder it is to get moving.”
So despite being tired and geared up for a long day of work ahead of me, I got my workout in this morning and felt better for it. I really can’t skip any of my daily workouts. Lesson learned, over and over again.
The short of it:
Writer. Health, education, and art advocate. Theater and film producer. Visual artist. Product geek. Proud alumnae of the University of Pennsylvania (BA) and the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia (MBA). Inspired by ancient wisdom & modern tech. Proliferator of goodness. Opener of doors. Friend to animals. Fan of creative work in all its wondrous forms. I use my business skills to create passion projects that build a better world. I’ve been called the happiest New Yorker, and I try hard to live up to that title every day.
The long of it:
My career has stretched across Capitol Hill, Broadway theatre, education, nonprofit fundraising, health and wellness, and Fortune 500 companies in retail, media, entertainment, technology, and financial services. I’ve been a product developer and product manager, theater manager, strategic consultant, marketer, voice over artist, , teacher, and fundraiser. I use my business and storytelling to support and sustain passion projects that build a better world. In every experience, I’ve used my sense of and respect for elegant design to develop meaningful products, services, programs, and events.
While building a business career, I also built a strong portfolio as a journalist, novelist, freelance writer, interviewer, presenter, and public speaker. My writing has appeared in The Washington Post, The Huffington Post, PBS.org, Boston.com, Royal Media Partners publications, and The Motley Fool on a wide range of topics including business, technology, science, health, education, culture, and lifestyle. I have also been an invited speaker at SXSW, Teach for America, Avon headquarters, Games for Change, NYU, Columbia University, Hunter College, and the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America. The first book in my young adult book series, Emerson Page and Where the Light Enters, was acquired by a publisher and launched in November 2017. I’m currently working on the second book in the series.
A recovering multi-tasker, I’m equally at home in front of my Mac, on my yoga mat, walking my rescue dog, Phineas, traveling with a purpose, or practicing the high-art of people watching. I also cut up small bits of paper and put them back together as a collage artist.
My company:
I’m bringing together all of my business and creative career paths as the Founder of Double or Nothing Media:
• I craft products, programs, and projects that make a difference;
• I build the business plans that make what I craft financially sustainable;
• I tell the stories that matter about the people, places, and products that inspire me.
Follow my adventures on Twitter at https://twitter.com/christanyc and Instagram at https://instagram.com/christarosenyc.
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