Has Success Eluded You at All?
Past performance is not an indicator of future results. That success may have eluded us in the past is no indication that we will not …
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The Unintuitive Solution to Overwhelm
When you are in overwhelm, stop. Please. Stop. It makes no sense to keep pushing when we are feeling swamped. Though it seems like exactly the right …
This Week Made Simple
As we begin our week, let’s remember that we need not get everything done. We don’t even need to get most things done. All that’s …
Accept and Pivot
One way of navigating a problem is to say, “If only…” If only that person would change. If only this situation would be different. If …
Exclusion Principles
Physicist Wolfgang Pauli taught us that two of the exact same types of bits of matter cannot occupy the same space at the same time. We …
Don’t Try to Understand Why When You Feel Bad
Feeling bad detracts from our productivity and enjoyment of work and home life. We don’t think as well. We make bad assumptions and decisions. Tempting …
Anticipation…
Experts tell us that we humans have a negativity bias. We tend to think more about what’s wrong and what could go wrong. And, strictly …
Stress Is…
Stress is the difference between the way things are and the way we think they should be. This means that we can reduce stress by either …
Success Is Not About Pretending
When we feel bad (perhaps tense, angry, guilty, or fearful), we tend to want to do stuff to fix things and make us feel better. But …
To Succeed Wildly
We succeed because we believe we will. We succeed wildly when we truly believe we will succeed despite having little or no evidence, reason, or …