In this recent post, I wrote about how 30 Weeks to Awesome came to be. The motivation and nudge to get it done (a course with a contest that would reimburse tuition for said course) and the re-purposing of a course I created previously. In this post I will share why I believe in 30 [...]
“The way of the Essentialist means living by design, not by default. Instead of making choices reactively, the Essentialist deliberately distinguishes the vital few from the trivial many, eliminates the nonessentials, and then removes obstacles so the essential things have clear, smooth passage. In other words, Essentialism is a disciplined, systematic approach for determining where [...]
Have you had the experience of looking back upon something and seeing it completely differently from how you felt in the moment? I don't know that we can ever get rid of this perspective shift. As time passes, we become different people. Who we are today is not who we were years ago, and this [...]
What do cyclists, race car drivers, team sports athletes, and business owners all have in common? They must be thinking a few steps ahead of the current action or they will fall flat on their faces, literally or figuratively. If you are a small business owner or indepreneur (a term recently heard from Aubrey Marcus) [...]
I looked at the words on the page. They were good. I had an opportunity before me that would lead me closer to my dreams. I felt like I wanted to throw up. Then I sat down and cried. What the f*ck? After suppressing my feelings, there they were. I couldn't hide from them anymore. [...]
I am working on a puzzle. I bought this frustrating mind jumble sometime last year, thinking it would be fun (for an unknown reason given that I cannot recall ever choosing to complete a puzzle). It sat on the shelf until one day early in COVID-life when my husband was out of town for work. [...]
During this pandemic, have you considered how much you used to take for granted that is no longer certain? I think this sentiment is being shared widely. But are we truly internalizing it? Will this notion last after the pandemic? And what would it look like if it does? One could take this idea and [...]
Have you ever tried something for the first time and immediately called in help when it didn't work? This happens all the time to me, but here is a recent example to explain what I mean. I use a software program to create documents. I download the documents and there is a place at the [...]
We are interconnected in ways that we don't realize. Your health can impact my health and vice versa. Yes, we can do many things independently. We can assert our right to act on our own and to make our own decisions. But at some point, we want a line to be drawn so that your [...]
One powerful way to create habit change is to tell yourself that you are no longer the type of person that does the old habit. You could choose one day to identify as 'healthy' and in your mind, if a healthy person does not choose the cheesecake over the fruit salad, making the decision to [...]
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