Sometimes, we have it in our heads that in order to make impactful, positive change, we need to have some tangible finished product with a huge grand opening. This is mostly a fallacy. It rarely exists. Big changes take time. It’s messy. This concept of go big or go home, all or nothing makes it … Continue reading Making Change, Drip-by-Drip: Child Soldiers, a Brave Citizen, and Goats
The Magic Ratio you Should Employ to Ensure Success in your Relationships at Work, School, and Home
The Magic Ratio you Should Employ to Ensure Success in your Relationships at Work, School, and Home When we think about the little people in our lives who are already faced with fighting larger battles than we will ever know, empathy and compassion kick in, urging us to be diligent with our word, lean … Continue reading The Magic Ratio you Should Employ to Ensure Success in your Relationships at Work, School, and Home
Frazzled Much? 5 Mindfulness Strategies you can use Starting Today!
Frazzled much? I don’t know about you, but this merry-go ‘round we’re all riding seems to have gone into overdrive and my fingers are desperately grasping to keep my hat firmly planted upon my head. We all have a plethora of things to do. Lunches to pack. End-of-the-school-year presentations to watch. Deadlines to meet. Gardens … Continue reading Frazzled Much? 5 Mindfulness Strategies you can use Starting Today!
The 25 Beliefs I Once Held to be True…but Don’t Anymore
Like everyone else I know, I have a million-and-one things I should be doing instead of writing this post right now, but that tiny fleeting voice of inspiration came knocking and tugged on my shirtsleeve. So, while the kids were napping, I did what any self-respecting mom on a ‘nap-break’ with mountains of laundry, tons … Continue reading The 25 Beliefs I Once Held to be True…but Don’t Anymore
Asking For Help: 7 Actionable Ways to Encourage Help-Seeking at Your Work and School
Asking for Help: 7 Actionable Ways to Encourage Help-Seeking at Your Work and School “Help is one of those four-letter-words that is curiously difficult to say when it’s in the form of a request. Most people tell me that it’s not easy for them to ask for help. Offering to be of help, on the … Continue reading Asking For Help: 7 Actionable Ways to Encourage Help-Seeking at Your Work and School
My Misadventures as a Server: How Failure and Embarrassment Builds Trust
My Misadventures as a Server: How Failure and Embarrassment Builds Trust I’ve had my fair share of face-down failures. Abject embarrassment. Moments of complete humiliation that have had the power to reduce me to itty-bitty versions of myself. It’s safe to say that at one time or another, we all have. Take, for instance, that … Continue reading My Misadventures as a Server: How Failure and Embarrassment Builds Trust
Hating People Close-Up is Nearly Impossible
Hating People Close-Up is Nearly Impossible It was a hectic Saturday morning. Everyone seemed in a rush to attack the ‘to-do’ list so the true ‘weekend’ could commence. There would be causalities. It was inevitable. Grey drizzle hung low in the air, immediately dampening everything in its path. With soggy urgency, people raced from the … Continue reading Hating People Close-Up is Nearly Impossible
What is School For?
What is school for? In our current world filled with uncertainty, ubiquitous inundation of technology, and perceived political turmoil, many of us are feeling more and more disconnected from the very thing that has been scientifically proven to determine our overall sense of happiness: our connection to one another. Anxiety, loneliness, depression, and suicide rates … Continue reading What is School For?
The 80/20 Principle As it Relates to Your Happiness
The 80/20 Principle as it Relates to Your Happiness Ok, so I just recently came across something that has useful and transformative applications to just about every single facet of anybody’s life. In fact, it’s such a simple, effective concept that it blows my mind that I hadn’t encountered it until this year, so I … Continue reading The 80/20 Principle As it Relates to Your Happiness
Tim Ferriss’ Fear-Setting Strategy: How to Make a Decision when Fear is Holding you Back
Have you ever found yourself faced with a decision that feels not only overwhelming, but crippling? We all have defining moments in our lives that force us to reconsider the status quo. Sometimes, what stops us from making the right (but HARD) decisions is the fear that we’ll fall flat on our faces and, ultimately, … Continue reading Tim Ferriss’ Fear-Setting Strategy: How to Make a Decision when Fear is Holding you Back