Category: self-help

Growth only occurs inside uncertainty You want something certain?  Try death and taxes.  Everything else is uncertain and chaotic.   Unless, of course, you put your head in the sand and refuse to step out of a small world – carefully constructed to ensure you stay safe while the rest of the world keeps changing. Those…

The future you get is what you expected Know your head, and what’s going on inside.  Every day you fill it with all kinds of thoughts and self-talk.  Every day – if you’re not careful – you can lapse into default mode, misdirect your intentions, and start yourself on the wrong journey. Every day, you…

Write love letters Not just today, but every day.  Write those love letters for yourself, and then dare to share with others. Magic happens when the hand, head and heart connect.  The act of putting pen to paper is caring enough about you and the world around you, that you choose to have something to…

Learn to rest, not to quit Know the difference between letting go and giving up. Letting go is freeing yourself from what no longer works.  It’s giving yourself permission to move on, to expand your life and to try something better.  Giving up – quitting – is selling yourself short.  A response to fear, it’s…

Experience the unknown It’s dangerous business going out your door.  What’s your tolerance for ambiguity? Most have an emotional discomfort with the new and unknown.  Most would rather hold on to their security blanket than venture far from home. Yet ambiguity is a powerful catalyst for personal growth.   Ambiguity forces you to get clear on…

Wing it Sometimes you just have to wing it.  To be brave enough to improvise, to spontaneously step forward in a better direction.  Sometimes when you stick to too much structure you get stuck.  When the time is just right, when you’re given the moment to set aside your carefully crafted plan, and just ad…