Katie Morell

4 weeks ago | success.com | Katie Morell

It was an evening in late 1984 when Jonathan Shank, a young kid from a suburb of Philadelphia, walked into a stadium with his family in tow, sat down in his assigned seat and experienced his very first live concert, an event that would dramatically influence the course of his life. On stage that night was The Jackson 5, performing one stop on their 55-city Victory Tour. Shank was immediately in awe.

1 month ago | success.com | Katie Morell

In the midst of planning a recent two-week trip to New York City, Tasneem Amina scanned the options at local hotels and Airbnbs and was immediately met with feelings of sticker shock. “Every option was at least three times my current rent in San Francisco,” she remembers. “I thought, ‘How can I afford three times my current rent?’”  Thankfully, she didn’t have to.

Feb 4, 2025 | success.com | Katie Morell

Boundaries. What comes up for you upon reading this word? For some, it is an eye roll, thinking of the proselytizing often akin to Instagram influencers in the self-help space. For others, it is a feeling of shame in knowing boundaries could help them in certain areas of their lives (e.g., at home, at work, maybe even around their hobbies). Anne M. Appel, M.A., hears the word “boundaries” multiple times per day in sessions with her clients.

Dec 5, 2024 | sfgate.com | Katie Morell

Advertising Feature: This article is not produced by the newsroom. It is editorially independent of both the newsroom and any one advertiser. At least three days per week, Mike Adams grabs his cycling clothes out of his dresser at his home in Woodside and suits up to go out for a ride that’s a minimum of 50 miles. By the end of the year, he’s clocked between 7,000 and 8,000 miles. Amazingly, Adams is also clocking 81 years on planet Earth.

Nov 18, 2024 | sfgate.com | Katie Morell

Advertising Feature: This article is not produced by the newsroom. It is editorially independent of both the newsroom and any one advertiser. It was about 12 years ago when Debbie Baron received a holiday gift that would change the direction of her life. “It was a bottle of olive oil,” she recalled. “I’d always loved olive oil, but when I tasted this stuff, I called up my friend who’d gifted it to me and asked him where he’d bought it. He told me he’d purchased the bottle at an olive oil store.