Corley May

Hi! Meet Corley. I will forever associate her with the birth of my little girl Olivia. That day she was born we were in hospital and my wife just could not decide whether to get an epidural. It was going against her birth plan but she was in so much pain. I turned to Twitter and asked what we should do expecting zero response. Corley was right there. “Do it. Best decision I ever made.” That was the push we needed. The rest of the birth was smooth sailing. That was pretty much our first interaction. It was perfect. She’s awesome.

Also, ask her about her feelings on libraries and how they are the center of creativity and education in a school. You’ll leave pumped… guaranteed.

What is your passion?

I’m passionate about making sure that I am doing my best to deliver the best version of myself to whomever I’m surrounded by. So I have to make sure I’m feeding the right parts of myself. That’s why I’m so into follow your bliss because if I sit in a job that I don’t believe in or that’s not nurturing me I’m not coming home the best version of myself for my husband and my son. I’m also not showing up for work the best version of myself for the people that are paying me. My passion isn’t following my bliss but I think my slogan is follow your bliss because that’s how I get to that best version of myself.

What frustrates you?

Bad customer service, incomplete processes and people who seem like they would rather strike down than build up.

What’s something you failed at but learn from the experience?

My god. I fail daily. {long pause} I honestly can’t think of one instance of failure. I fail at something every day and usually it’s just realizing that you have to do it better the next time. The best lesson I have ever learned is to just acknowledge it, own it, say I screwed this up, here’s what happened and quit trying to hide it. Quit trying to hide your poop in the garden but that’s a whole other tangental story. Oh god. I just failed by saying don’t hide your poop in the garden while being recorded.

What is your greatest indulgence?

My greatest indulgence is Murder She Wrote on Netflix. {laughs} Time is my greatest indulgence and I feel like I usually put a lot of pressure on myself to use my time wisely or with great value. So I feel the most indulgent when I get in bed at eight o’clock and watch Murder She Wrote on Netflix. All twelve seasons.

Who do you look up to?

My parents. My mom because she is constantly looking for the best in a person even if they’ve given her a reason to think the worst. My dad because he’s not apologetic about being done with you if he’s done with you. They’re very polar opposites in that way and I’ve always tried to start by handling things the way my mom did and if that doesn’t work out don’t be apologetic about handling it the way my dad did. That means cutting out what’s toxic and not looking back.

What is your least favorite trait about yourself?

I am hard on people. I expect too much and I’m unforgiving when people don’t meet my expectations and I don’t think that’s very fair of me.

Kerri wants to know if you could hang out with one celebrity for a day who would that be and why?

Oh geez. Probably Amy Poehler. I think that she is so hilarious. It would be a great fun time. I think that she’s also doing so much for the promotion of sisterhood and tearing down that notion that we constantly have to be at each others throats. I would love to just osmosis some of that into my life.

You can find Corley on Twitter at @corley_may.