O, Christmas.
I have so many mixed feelings about “the holidays,” and for me, that means Christmas in particular. Feelings about the commercialism, forced gaiety at office parties, over-the-top house decorations, as...
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1 Lesson Learned by Playing Like an Artist
Creativity and play boost productivity, heighten performance and aid recovery from work burnout.
Unprecedented
Unprecedented. This is the word I keep hearing applied to any number of events in 2020 —quarantine, wildfires, protests, the life of RBG. No doubt, we are living in unprecedented...
Trust Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself
It is really challenging to trust ourselves when the people around us think differently or are telling us we ought to do something different from what we want.
Two of the Most Important Things You Don't Learn in School: Self-Compassion & Feeling Negative Emotions
Plus, we may confuse self-compassion with self-indulgence, or fear that if we “let up” on ourselves, we will stop performing. Actually, the opposite is true.
The Difference Between True Grit and a "Grindset"
When I first started hearing people talk about “grit” in relation to what makes people successful, it raised my hackles. I was immediately resistant to even hearing about the concept...
The Problem with the "Lottery Question" and What I Wish Someone Had Told Me
You know the question, “If you won the lottery, what would you do?” Yeah, that one.
Why I Don't Do The Hustle
Unfortunately, hustling is what people like Gary Vaynerchuk say is necessary for success. But what if it’s not?
Learning Happens After the Action
Being in limbo is agonizing. I hate the indecision. Stuck in fear—afraid to go back and afraid to take the leap. But today I decided, if I'm going to be...
Future Tripping for Fun
The future is uncertain. We can spend our energy imagining all the things that could go wrong, which is how we are hardwired, or, you can imagine the future you’d...
What If Creativity Is the Cure?
The most interesting thing is that I got to have a RIM (regenerating images in memory) session where I got to be the client and my fellow practitioner facilitated the...
Willingness, Grace & the Pressure to Be Positive
It’s a miracle to be free from obsessive-compulsive thinking, but getting there? It is ugly and messy. And as far as I can tell, it’s human nature to wait until...
The Truth About Insides & Outsides
If you have a soul-sickness, then nothing man-made will ever fill it.
1000 New Ones Every Day
Scientists estimate that humans have 70,000-ish thoughts per day. Out of that, ONLY about 1000 thoughts are new and distinct.
Is It a Breakdown or Breakthrough?
For me, self-doubt slows down everything I do, every important (and many unimportant) decisions I make create a volcano of questions that serve as a fantastic stalling technique. It’s my...
THIS Is How You Break Out of the "New Normal" Box
I encourage you to listen this podcast, and then if you feel moved to do so, buy Sonya Renee Taylor’s book: The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical...
Small Steps Are Better Than No Steps
But what often happens to me is that I set myself up to “fail” by trying to take on too many things at once or something too big, which overwhelms...
My Mosaic "Fail" and a Fresh Perspective
While it was the worst possible outcome, it had taught me so much more about what works and doesn’t work. By seeing the project as it actually was—not trying to...
The Question I Am Often Asked (and the Answer)
The truth is that we don’t control what other people think, feel or do.
Thief of Joy: Fixed vs Growth Mindset
But when I have a growth mindset, I’m focused on learning and improving. Success is a byproduct of that.