Why We Cannot Afford to Focus on Bad Things
Here’s another habit we all seem to have inherited: focusing on bad things and trying to prevent from happening. Like other inherited habits, this one costs us: we …
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How to Stress Well
Stress is what we feel when we notice the gap between the way something is and the way we want it to be. Good stress is …
Strong, Perfect, Included, Right
As leaders (with or without title), it really feels like we are on the hot seat, doesn’t it? We feel we need to be strong, perfect, included, …
Terrified
When we don’t say what needs to be said, when we don’t do the thing that is right to do, when we don’t make that big …
Discover For Yourself
Don’t push yourself to do all the things on your growing to-do list. Don’t be driven by other people’s opinions. Trust yourself and others. Go for true …
The Simpler Way To Land A Job
Landing a job can be a hard and unrewarding endeavor. We can waste time and drain our psyches by trolling job boards, sending out résumés, …
We Will
That will never work. This is an insurmountable barrier. The problem is _______. The reality is _______. Look at how horrible this is. I/we can …
Things Get Done When We Let Them Rest
The sages tell us that everything has its time. “Whatever needs to happen will happen when it does,” they say. “Let it rest. No need …
How to Know Your Edge
Our edge is the border between what we know–including what we are comfortable with and what we are competent at–and what we don’t know. All new, good things in our …
Pause Whenever Wherever
Even when we are stressed, challenged, angry, lost, or overwhelmed, we each have the ability to pause–whenever and wherever–and flip to a thought that feels …