Category: self-help

Like others won’t Live like others won’t, so you can thrive like others can’t. It’s a lot less about the material things you collect along the way.  It’s about the person you become on the journey, and how it makes your life so remarkably different.

Set boundaries It’s fundamental to personal power. Become aware of how often and how far you back up when others violate your boundaries.  You don’t have to accept the intrusion of others just to keep the peace and avoid conflict.  You can learn effective ways to push back assertively when pushed.   You can learn to…

Create space Take the time to pause.  In that space, that sliver of time that can be as brief as the time it takes to exhale, discover your power.  Your power to choose how you will respond to whatever is showing up at the moment. Within that space you exercise control over your life.  You…

 Why settle? Middle ground is not the high ground.  When you compromise, you don’t win, you just settle for less. Are your goals too lofty, your standards too high?  Is that compromise just practicality?  Too often practicality is based on fear and a desire to be safe. No one is truly safe.  Why not play…

When you judge others Judging others does not define who they are, it defines who you are. First look inside. Be accountable for your thoughts, opinions and judgments. Next time you feel the urge to judge, think again. Be so busy improving you that you have no time to judge others.

You’re going to suck…. No matter what, we all suck at the start of anything new and worthwhile. But don’t get used to it.  Learn to suck less.  Get better at it.   And you will. You can’t get good at anything until you first dare to suck.