My brain so easily goes to what is wrong, what didn’t happen, what I didn’t do, what I don’t have…Even after learning that this is a natural neurological “downward spiral” that the brain/mind is prone to do I can’t stop it nor my frustration with myself that I am doing it again. It is better. Better than last month and even better than last year. And I let go. I let go of unrealistic expectations that I should be […]
It’s hard to believe that the second quarter of 2017 has started, I’m amazed. The first quarter went fast. Lately I’ve been busy with a long to-do list that sometimes wakes me up around 3AM; I know I’m not alone in this swirling of items to be done invading my sleep, right? I’m grateful that I can now minimize my time awake by : 1. Thanking my mind for the reminder with a smile and/or 2. I write it down on a […]
“Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves.” – Henry David Thoreau I love this quote because I’ve experienced this myself and I’ve had the honor of being on the lost path with clients who begin to understand themselves better. It always leads to more wisdom, so this quote by Aristotle is another favorite: “Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.” – Aristotle It’s only recently that I recognized the immense value of all the […]
Have you noticed how story telling is everywhere now? I think the marketing gurus and politicians all figured out how we are hard wired for patterns and patterns are stories. I love a good one too, what I don’t love is how my brain (or mind) can immediately make up a story that is not based on any real fact and then the especially sneaky thing is that I get rewarded with a shot of dopamine for that story whether […]
I know it sounds too good to be true, just one little thing and it will give me big improvements? Really?! Yes, I just did it yesterday. I was stuck. In traffic. It was ugly. No way to escape the jam of autos. I could feel my blood pressure starting to rise, my shoulders tensing. Ugh! Then I remembered what I share with my clients (whenever I say it I am thinking about how I am saying it to remind myself […]
In her book, The Top Five Regrets of the Dying, Bronnie Ware shares stories of her life and those of her dying patients, she heard these five regrets the most: Courage to live true to myself Don’t work too hard -Last week’s post linked here Courage to express my feelings Stay in touch with friends Choose happiness In the book, Bronnie Ware shared the story of a 94-year old man who regrets that his family does not know him at […]
In her book, The Top Five Regrets of the Dying, Bronnie Ware shares stories of her life and those of her dying patients, she heard these five regrets the most: Courage to live true to myself – Last week’s post linked here Don’t work too hard Courage to express my feelings Stay in touch with friends Choose happiness In the book, Bronnie Ware tells the story of a 90-year old man who wishes he would have listened to his wife and […]
I make it a tradition every year to let something go; it’s more fun and productive than those crazy resolutions. I gave those up a long time ago, thank God. Things I’ve let go of in the past: “Being a runner” No running for me, if you have that runner’s high then more power to you, I’m a bit envious! Diet coke. I used to drink it a lot, starting first thing in the morning. Oh it makes me […]
I read this Wired article, “Taylor Swift Is The Queen Of The Internet” last week and it inspired me to write this post. Here are four steps to program your internaGPS® to be powerful and classy: 1. Own Your Value and Power You have power through your character (confidence, trust, authenticity, integrity) and power that is based on what you’ve accumulated via assets or position (money, societal or organizational influence). Think about the pop/movie stars and organizational/political leaders who […]
It comes natural to me, imagining things better. Not to imply that anything is bad, just that I regularly catch myself imagining them better. It happens in little ways like my friend’s ladder to look over her block fence at the neighbor’s yard. My imagination was filled with an interesting yard with beautiful plants and an area for the big pig that she had heard grunting (the reason for looking). I was surprised to see the brown over-grown mess […]
