The Resistance: I’ll just vacuum first

The Resistance: I’ll just vacuum first

…or 42 ways to avoid doing that task that takes me out of my comfort zone. I know you’ve done it. We all do it. There’s this task we have to do – go to a networking event, write a résumé, cook an unfamiliar dish, cold call a prospect, call a stranger to ask for help –...
5 Awesome Strategies for Taming the Overwhelm

5 Awesome Strategies for Taming the Overwhelm

Have you researched anything on the interwebs lately? A pair of shoes, a book, a car, a college? Did you find great answers quickly? Or, did you find yourself drowning in a sea of options with no decision in sight? Who could have possibly imagined that one day we’d...
Compassion and Loving-Kindness

Compassion and Loving-Kindness

I woke up this morning thinking about grace. One of its definitions on Merriam-Webster online is a “disposition to or an act or instance of kindness, courtesy, or clemency.” When I think of grace, I also think of compassion and loving-kindness as represented in this...
Paralyzed by fear? Do this.

Paralyzed by fear? Do this.

Have you ever been so paralyzed by fear that you can’t even catch your breath? You feel like somebody let out all the air in your body? It happened to me this morning. I’m not sure either of these events should have thrown me into such fear, but they did. First, I...
Slay your fears and do not settle

Slay your fears and do not settle

Have you ever thought something like this – “I would love to change up my [job/life/relationship], but I’m really okay where I am. The [benefits/pay/people/lifestyle] make up for everything about it that I don’t really like”? Did you catch those really’s? They...