"What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as who
you become by achieving your goals.”
— Zig Ziglar —

 Pink Magazine is celebrating 22 years this month! It’s hard to believe 22 years has passed since I hesitantly turned in my two-weeks’ notice at the last corporate job I ever held to start my own company—Millen Publishing Group, LLC. Pink was born at my home in Hilton Head Plantation in a small, converted office next to the kitchen. I had no idea what to expect, and I really had no solid game plan on how to get my idea out of my head, onto paper, and into the hearts of women across Beaufort County. I believe the thing I had going most for me was I didn’t overthink it. I just did it, in no particular order, and nonetheless, the first issue of Pink Magazine came out on April 1, 2004. It was exciting, and before I knew it, its momentum was rolling, and I was on the way.

Let’s talk about reading. I’ll admit right upfront I’m a avid reader, usually logging more than 50 books per year. I’ve always thought if I could have a superpower, I would want to be able to teleport like Samantha in Bewitched. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to be able to snap your fingers and be in Paris for lunch and back in the Lowcountry by suppertime? But if I could have a second superpower, I want to be able to hold a book to my head and it soak into my brain with full understanding in under a minute. My to-be-read list would never be backlogged!

If you’re going to change a habit, 
you must be the treatment.
— Dr. Wayne Dyer —

One of my favorite quotes in the whole wide world is “Change your attitude, change your world.” I have lived by this quote for probably 20 years and have a good attitude about most things. However, this month’s theme is about healthy habits, not attitude, so when I stopped to deeply think about habits—both good and bad—I realized my favorite quote works just as well when adapted to “Change your habits, change your world!”

Binge Watch & Scroll:
Binge watching and scrolling actually starts with an A—addiction. Aha, they got you! We’re all doing it, and it’s killing us. It’s also stealing joy, quality of life and sleep! Tons of people literally stay up all night binge watching a series or scrolling reel after reel. It’s an epidemic. I’m not sure how we all got hooked, probably because one show starts immediately after the one before it finishes or those powerful algorithms. Somehow, the fact remains that we can stop, get a great night’s sleep, and resume right where we left off during our next free time slot eludes our brains. Thus, we binge watch and scroll…for hours on end.

Are you ready for February—the month saturated in pink and red, filled with hearts, chocolates, flowers, cards…and love.

Just as January is the month we all want to jumpstart our workout routines, projects and goals, let’s make February the month to ignite a renewal of love—of yourself, of your significant other, of your family and friends and of the world.

As such, I declare February the month to re-engage! We all understand what it means to get engaged—to pledge oneself. So, let’s pledge to get re-engaged with our lives, our community, our hearts, our blessings—all of it.