I’ve been avoiding writing this post for a couple of days. The idea for the post came from my all too familiar internal conversation about…
Tag : perspective
Impostor Syndrome Ends Here
Impostor Syndrome – sounds disturbing doesn’t it? Synonyms for impostor include creepy words like phony, fraud, sham, and pretender. In other words, it’s someone who…
The 5 Most Powerful TED Talks I’ve Ever Seen
Are you a knowledge junkie, always looking for new, maybe even quirky, information and points of view? If so, you’ll enjoy watching (or listening to)…
Secrets of working with introverts
A version of this post first appeared on The Quill. Although there’s a lot of talk about extroverts and introverts in the workplace, there’s not…
Build Confidence with Crazy Effusive Praise
Do you know somebody who lacks confidence, who struggles to do those things that “anybody can do?” Maybe they struggle with staying organized, starting projects,…
The Delicate Skill of Extreme Parenting
This post isn’t really about parenting, but that’s where I’m going to start. This morning my son, Ken, who is currently living with me, Venmo’d…
Why It’s Absolutely Fabulous to be a Perennial!
I read an article several months ago by Gina Pell of The What. In it she coined a new phrase to describe a virtually indescribable…
Wide Open Spaces and Re-Invention
One of the constant themes in my life is re-invention. Seven careers, dozens of jobs, two degrees 26 years apart, it goes on and on….
The Devastatingly Cruel Effects of Constantly Comparing
I am always comparing myself to other people and it’s soul sucking. It’s interesting because I rarely compare myself to someone I perceive is doing…
How to take the terror out of surrender
I hate the idea of needing to surrender. And that hatred has caused me a world of problems. For me, surrendering is loaded with negative…