Blog — Tara Lynn Thompson

The Life and Times of a Logo. And how it taught me hope.

Tara Lynn ThompsonApril 28, 2015Picasso, creative writing, graphic design, hope, illustration, logo design, logos, stylized logo, work of art

Are you playing the game of your life from the corner of the field?

Tara Lynn ThompsonApril 27, 20151970s World Series, Brooks Robinson, baseball, business tactics, faithful in the small things, good stewardship, let's play ball

Do you know your worth?

Tara Lynn ThompsonMarch 24, 20151940s, Agent Peggy Carter, Marvel's Captain America, World War II, culture, feminism, self-worth

When putting your best foot forward, watch where you step.

Tara Lynn ThompsonMarch 20, 2015apple sauce, glass jars, optimism, positive thinking, sarcasm, skepticism

Will a little Bibi go a long way?

Tara Lynn ThompsonMarch 3, 2015Congressional Joint Session, ISIS, Iran nuclear weapons, Iran, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Born To Be Wildly Discontent

Tara Lynn ThompsonFebruary 26, 2015Apostle Paul, John MacArthur, discontentment, frustration, job satisfaction, problems at work, quality of life, rock in your shoe, struggles in life

Silent as the Grave: why life is better than death, even when it's not

Tara Lynn ThompsonFebruary 18, 2015Ash Wednesday, Bruce Jenner sex change, God silence, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Jerry Sittser, Kanye West stage rushing, death, redemption, trust in God, unanswered prayer

10 Ways to Fix 50 Shades

Tara Lynn ThompsonFebruary 13, 201550 Shades of Grey, Anastasia Steele, Christian Grey, E L James, ISIS, Old-Fashioned movie, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Valentine's Day, abused women, domestic violence, inner goddess, love story, smurf

If truth is relative...

Tara Lynn ThompsonFebruary 6, 2015Bill Clinton, Brian Williams, John Edwards, Lance Armstrong, Milli Vanilli, Snickers, Tiger Woods, absolute truth, celebrity lies, truth is relative, truth

Do. Then know. It's not a chicken or egg thing.

Tara Lynn ThompsonFebruary 4, 2015Winston Churchill, breakfast, business lessons, chicken, egg yoke, egg, expert in your field, expert in your industry, expertise, hard work, learn by doing, life lessons, life, practice makes perfect, success

How ridiculous people help us love the annoying ones

Tara Lynn ThompsonJanuary 23, 2015difficult personalities, obnoxious people, people, relationships, sauna

Resistance is NOT futile

Tara Lynn ThompsonJanuary 14, 2015Mary Kay Ash, creative thought, perseverance, resistance, revolutionary, revolutions, struggle, work life

Celebrating Labor Day in January

Tara Lynn ThompsonJanuary 12, 2015knee pads, manual labor, painting, real estate, rental property

This Season Matters

Tara Lynn ThompsonDecember 17, 2014Christmas, Criss Angel, David Copperfield, Dr. Seuss, Jesus Christ, Penn & Teller, holiday depression, holidays, joy of the season, magic, reason for the season, stress of the holidays

Dear God, thank you for all the hard times.

Tara Lynn ThompsonNovember 19, 2014American government, Mayflower Compact, Thanksgiving, The Mayflower, William Bradford, endurance, hard work, pilgrims, problems, stress, struggling, trials

November 4: Live blogging...sort of

Tara Lynn ThompsonNovember 4, 20142014 election coverage, November 4, Republican landslide, Republican take Congress, election night, midterms

Mork from Ork and the Terrific, Hilarious, All Good, Very Funny Life

Tara Lynn ThompsonSeptember 17, 2014Dead Poets Society, Mork and Mindy, Mrs. Doubtfire, Patch Adams, Robin Williams, comedian, humor, laughter

You Win Some, You Lose Some First

Tara Lynn ThompsonAugust 20, 2014Bob Newhart, Carl Reiner, Dick Van Dyke Show, Emmy, Jacob wrestles with God, Jacob, winning in life, wrestling with God

Chipotle Marketing: A lesson in increasing Qdoba sales

Tara Lynn ThompsonAugust 7, 2014Chipotle, Communism, communication, food industry, marketing