One of the easiest ways to change behavior is to decide that you are now a person who "...". I am a person who exercises 6 days a week. I am a person who eats vegetables with every meal. I am a person who keeps a tidy house. I am a person who keeps my [...]
As I watch two parents, totally unrelated, wear their masks below their nose, I note that their children do the same While other children wear them properly, modeling their parents. Yes, our kids are watching. But I think we also continue to follow others as adults. What kind of example are you? And who are [...]
We are getting ready to travel on a commercial airline for the first time since March. I used to travel regularly, but now I find myself filled with apprehension. I have never worn a mask for more than an hour - what will it be like to wear one all day? (I know I am fortunate [...]
When things go wrong and we feel failure and frustration, if we give some space it will allow us to get things done that we have been putting off. And that is a better result than continuing to shove the thing we don't want to do to the back of our minds. Regret is miserable, [...]
Sometimes when life is going really well, we have opportunities offered to us to go a different path. To fit another person's idea of success. Maybe you are doing well at your job. You love your job. Perhaps you view something else in the future, let's say opportunity X. But for now, you are good [...]
Often, the information that we don't want to hear is THE most important. We may want to hear that information, and be most grateful to those who do not take the easy way out. But that doesn't mean it will be easy, or that we will always be graceful. When we give feedback, it is [...]
I've been overcome recently as I notice how much I hate disappointing others. Sometimes it's subtle. These I need to work around, but it will be more challenging. Other times I am just being ridiculous. For example, we had a recent Airbnb guest who asked, the day before their last night, to stay an extra [...]
You are working with a computer software program from a large company. Something goes wrong. Or you want to learn how to do something, but can't find it in the help feature and do not even know how to begin searching to find the answer to your question. You really want to talk to a [...]
If you keep trying something and it isn't working, or doesn't get easier for you, maybe you are doing the wrong thing. This is advice I received recently, and I think it's good advice in the right circumstances. Generally, 'the right things', or the items that lead to success, happiness, and achieving our goals, are [...]
I was inspired by a story recently of someone who said that the more he learned about successful people, the more he realized how messy everyone's lives really are even though they still do great things. This recognition allowed him to get past some of his own barriers and led to achieving many goals he [...]
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