Tips to create a success mindset.
Happiness Requires Deliberate Action “Don’t look back because that’s not the direction you’re going”. Of all of the tips for happiness, this is the worst. How many times have you indulged the memes and the gurus encouraging you to cut ties to your past? It’s comforting to believe that there’s no value in experiences that…
Read MoreGreen With Envy In school, there was a beautiful girl named Regina, who I spent years being jealous of. Her long flowing hair, delicate features, and trendy clothes put my curly mullet, awkward features, and old lady wardrobe to shame. We’ve all had a few Reginas in our lives. The secret is that jealousy is…
Read MoreWhat Could be Better Than a Vision Board? In my post Why Vision Boards Are Time Wasters, I make a case for why I believe vision boards are the wrong way to go for inspiration. That’s not to say that you’re doing something wrong if you have or want to create a vision board, but…
Read MoreOur Self-Talk Needs a Makeover “You’re not smart enough to get promoted,” “You’re too old to get in shape,” “You’re too young to start a business,” “You’ll never find love at that size”… Don’t you hate how that negative self-talk jumps out when you take on something new (finally ready to bet on yourself)? It knows…
Read MoreMotivation is the High We’re Always Chasing The Nike slogan “Just Do It” makes the idea of working toward our goals feel easy. If you’ve ever had an ambitious goal to crush, you realize there’s a massive gap between “just doing it” and achieving a goal. It often requires a mental shift, that doesn’t happen…
Read MoreNew Year’s Resolutions My last twenty new year’s resolutions have included the ambitious goal of achieving six-pack abs. At 41, I’m no closer to those abs, than a BRAVO Real Housewife is to being filler-free. Each new year we enthusiastically set out to hit one or more targets. According to an article in the NY…
Read MoreYour Best Life, in Images Vision boards are often a first step in manifesting abundance or reaching a goal. They’re visuals of how we believe our best life should look and feel. I remember amassing a bedroom of magazines, with pictures I clipped for random inspiration. It was a fun activity, but thinking back on…
Read MoreHow to Deal With Regret From grade school, we learn that mistakes, (and enough of them), equal failure. Mistakes carry a weight that’s heavy on our shoulders, keeping us reluctant to step outside our comfort zones. Many of us deal with regret in self-destructive ways (causing a pileup of regrets). Some mistakes surprise us, just…
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