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'This to shall pass' is a four-word statement that is extremely powerful in its use. It is a reminder that every situation is temporary, good or bad.
The upcoming generation may not know the term “pollyannaish” or remember its origins, but they are being oversold by life coaches and influencers about the power of being overly positive. It is more than okay to keep a positive attitude, as lon
Perfectionism is a barrier to creative expression and personal growth. Perfectionism is often used as a way to self-sabotage. Stop working toward perfect. Start delivering work good enough to get the job done.
There is no real need to work hard to achieve something called 'success' if you are to physically or mentally tired or ill to enjoy it.
The words you use matter. They have always mattered, but in our current real-time situation, we have to be extremely diligent with your tone and diction with each other.
You're tired. It shows. and everyone knows you need a break. But do you need a passive break where you do little to nothing or an active break which seems just as stressful, but takes your mind off your situation?
There are plenty of real obstacles to your success. And there are plenty of minor obstacles that equate to fairly easy situations to overcome. What are the barriers to your progress and in which category do they fall into?
The reality is, there is no wrong answer to, 'How are you doing?' Unless your answer is not truthful and you are in real distress.
We all will face hard times and tragedies. Some of those times become defining moments of meaning. Some of those times are the springboards to great triumphs out of the pain.
We are living through a real-time point of uncertainty with the news of the Covid-19 Coronavirus around the world. This is a good time to heed the words from 'The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy,' and to not panic.
We do a lot to make the world feel better about our role in the world. Or at least we do a lot in an effort that may not matter as much as we think it does. The best way to ensure you are offering the world your best you is to work harder on be
Depressed people have to fight the messaging in their heads that tell them that their time and efforts are not worth much. This is a reminder that 'that message' is a lie, and that you and your actions are worth so much more than you will ever
Just like how you look tells a story, like it or not, of how you supposedly live, your words can be a tell to let people in on how you really feel, despite using words that you think would show otherwise.
There is a coloration for those who have found their way to a 'finish' how they started. Some had advantages, some did not. All did start, and all did manage to work their way from the start through the obstacles they had to face regardless of
Trouble will come, and it will do whatever it can to take you out. But if you survive you can get back up. And if you can get back up, you can eventually defeat that trouble that keeps wanting to take you out.
Some days you will lack the energy and motivation to get out of bed. But if you can find a little motivation to get you moving, you have to start with getting out of the bed.
When you are facing a situation that is not giving you positive vibes, make a list of things you look forward to try and turn your mood around.
People tend to not ask for the tough love many can see they need. You seeing a need does not give you the right to offer it up unsolicited.
Some people need to answer some tough questions about themselves and their life choices. But are you the right person to press them for the answers?
You may think that the path to achieving that audacious goal requires being in the right place and working through the right circumstances. A shift in your mindset involving 'success' may help.
The work that needs to go into making your wildest dreams become a reality can only be done when you are wide awake and out of bed. Figuratively and literally.
I saw leaving my full-time job as eliminating an obstacle to the success of my small business until I turned my business needs to make a profit into a new obstacle. Don't fall into a similar trap of giving the space previously occupied by defea
The results of past actions that may not have been very smart at the time offered a lesson in that moment. The culmination of those lessons hopefully learned define your present and future self, not the actions themselves.
No one who respects your efforts should try to convince you out of pursuing the nearly impossible win. But those who truly want to see you doing well will be there at the finish line whenever you happen to cross.
Because of all the times I needed to hear good things when I was feeling down, I carefully added the words in the closing to this podcast. I go deeper into that explanation here.
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