In 2018 I completed my own Happiness Project, inspired by Gretchen Rubin's book by the same name. Before the year began, I decided on one focus for the month. Goals ranged from learning to garden, working on total immersion swimming, to doing something out of my routine every day of the month. (I wrote about [...]
Having an honest conversation that may disappoint another person is challenging. But what really are the alternatives in certain situations? You owe it to them and yourself to be clear. And perhaps you will not actually disappoint them. And perhaps you will come up with a solution together. You will probably trust eachother more, even [...]
[Shared from a blog post I wrote for my law practice @ lizsmtihlaw.com. I think the gist could have interest to this audience as well as I wrestle often with when to get information from others and what value that provides vs. doing it yourself.] Learning Issue Spotting In law school we spend a lot [...]
Sometimes it is the best use of time and resources to turn to someone else to complete a task for your benefit. But the value of learning to be competent at something should not be underestimated. In doing something yourself, you learn how to learn and also gain overall confidence.
We have lived with the Coronavirus for over a quarter of a year now. That's over a quarter of a year since entering an even more secluded life than is my normal. As I reflect on what now seems normal, I realize that some of the small changes made in the stress of the beginning [...]
When we are positive about our possibilities, we are more likely to see possibilities. In other words, shifting your mindset can bring more 'luck' and opportunity into your life. You may feel fear about what opportunities lie ahead, and things may get rough in the near future, but that fear may do more than you [...]
What would it be like to be free. If you were owned by another human, and the laws changed such that one human was no longer allowed to own another human. But you didn't know it, and your ex-owners had no particular interest in telling you? Information spreads more quickly today. But how many people [...]
Some days I can have 8 or more things on my to-do list to get them all done with ease. Other days in order to get just a single thing done it is all that can be on the to do list. It must be a priority for that day. I find that for things [...]
I recently passed my one-year anniversary of not having any job at all. This followed a couple of turbulent years: first deciding to quit my well-paying state job (a couple year process alone), then moving from the state job to a 20-hour per week legal job (and of course half the pay and no benefits), [...]
Often what we think will be a liability turns out being an asset. Don't shy away and try to hide a liability that is truly yours. Who knows what will come about when you are honest about it and how you might turn it into an asset
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