You Don’t Have To Listen To Your Feelings
How many feelings run through you every day, every moment? Feelings that may wildly fluctuate about the exact same thing: your job, your partner, your home, your goals. As I’ve built my business over the past ten months, my mood towards these endeavors has run the gamut from fear and loathing to disbelief to excitement, pride, […]
Should You? No, You Shouldn’t
Definition of SHOULD (past of shall) – used in auxiliary function to express obligation, propriety, or expediency: “’tis commanded I should do so” — Shakespeare, “this is as it should be” — H. L. Savage, “you should brush your teeth after each meal.” Should is a weird word. The way I hear it used most means […]
Never More Than One
We all feel overwhelmed sometimes. We are responsible for many things, we have steps to take towards goals, we have homes and jobs and people we care for. When I feel stressed by my To Do list, or my mind spins into panic about what I need to do RIGHT NOW, I remember this quote […]
The Right Words Are Worth A Thousand….
There are many personal and professional situations when we’re not sure what to say. Power dynamics, compassion, fear, discomfort, respect, time, and much more play a part in the words we choose. Like everything, practice makes better. We will all have times when it will be hard to know what to say. Here are several phrases and […]
Travel: People, Places, Ancient History
Back in the muggy swamp that is Washington, DC, it’s been six days since I was in Italy. The trip was incredible: it exceeded all my expectations. I love traveling to other countries. Most of them have physical evidence of ancient history all over, in a way the United States does not. This was a huge […]
You: Vitality, Energy, Quickening
“There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all of time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and it will be lost. The world will […]
What DO You Want? (Just Pick Something)
What do you want? Mel Robbins says to be selfish. Don’t make it sound good, and don’t think about what would impress other people. Be honest. Is it to lose weight? Volunteer abroad? Stay home with your kids? Learn to cook? Mel also says, pick something. “People don’t pick.” I asked my roommate how to tell what you […]
What’s the First Decision You Made This Morning?
Mel Robbins has a theory: that it’s simple to get what you want. Simple, but not easy. How many ideas do you have throughout the day? Things to try or create or tell people? How often do you have an impulse to send a message, compliment someone, write a story, or ask a question? How […]
Constructive Criticism Isn’t Everything
Why is criticism, even constructive criticism, hard to hear? An Iranian friend said, “the first thing I learned when I moved to the United States is that you never admit that you’re wrong.” Whoa. It made me think about our tendency to defend ourselves when we receive criticism. For many of us it takes intention, […]
The Best Advice Ever (How Life Is Like Math)
The best advice I received in high school came from Ms. Jones, my math teacher. “Trust yourselves,” she would say. “Why trust someone else’s answers over your own?” She was encouraging us not to cheat on quizzes, but the advice applies to all situations. I was not confident in math. I peeked at others’ answers not to copy […]
