Five ways to thrive during change and uncertainty
Change and uncertainty are major stresses for most of us, and two things we’re bound to experience plenty of in this life. So, stop getting all freaked out when the unexpected occurs and shift your focus to managing the uncertainty and thriving despite it. Come on now, you can do this. Start by changing how [...]
Uncertainty doesn’t mean trouble
Each week I make a to-do list with a naive certainty that everything will come to pass. I act like nothing else will come into my life at exactly 8:30 when it’s time to write the blog post, or that my husband will always walk in at 4:15, or that I’ll find just what I [...]
Four ways to create a feel-good environment
Want to feel more creative and inspired – raise the roof, literally. Research by the bigwigs from the University of Minnesota Center for Spirituality and Healing showed that ceiling height can affect the thought process. People were more detail oriented when working under an eight foot ceiling and more abstract when the ceiling was raised [...]
How a change in scenery changes your brain
My space is cozy and tidy. The papers that are on my desk are in neat piles. A few loose newspaper clippings are scattered about. Three books sit stacked on the corner and box of pens lays along the outer edge of that desk. This is just about right. Too much clutter, and I become [...]
Go with a big theme and make big things happen this year
Every year, (as detailed in last Wednesday’s post, just behind this one) I pick a broad theme, instead of a regimented list of narrow goals. Then, I do write down a few loose goals that fit in context with the theme. I’ve declared 2012 my year of Love. And, one of my goals is to expand [...]
Pick a theme to guide your year and your goals
I am a goal-minded girl. I love sitting down at the end of every year, with my pad and pen in hand, plotting and planning all the things I want to accomplish in the upcoming days, weeks, year. But, several years ago, I realized that while specific planning did help me reach some of my goals, at [...]
Why getting is just as important as giving
This week, while you finish your last minute shopping and wrapping and cussing over the guy who cut you off in the Target parking lot — keep this in mind: Getting is as important as giving. Yep, you heard it first — in this post, originally published here six months ago. But it’s worth repeating as [...]
Know your goal and take action
What is it that you really want? Are you sure? Why? Often we choose goals that we sorta want. Things that would be nice, but nothing really that inspires us. We feel like we oughtta lose weight, or save more money so we add those items to our list. And we fail, because while those [...]
Why resolutions fail
‘Tis the season for goal setting. But, before you start plotting and planning just which steps you’ll take to launch your life forward in 2012, don’t forget to pick the right goal. Sounds obvious, but many of us go after the goals we think we ought to pursue, instead of the things we actually want [...]
How to cooperate: lessons learned from Sesame Street
It’s one of the first words I learned on Sesame Street. Cooperation. Then, as I grew I also learned that (not from Sesame Street) that you have only yourself to blame, it’s all up to you, and that you’ve got to look out for Numero Uno – hardly cooperative clichés. Cooperation makes sense though. Not [...]
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