There seems to be a cyclic nature to simplifying life. You decide you are going to restructure your calendar or reorganize your closet. Declaring this is the new way things are going to be! And they are at least for a while. And then insidiously, complexity is back, and your closet is a mess again. …
Inaction paralysis is not analysis paralysis. Analysis paralysis occurs when you overthink a decision and this over-thinking keeps you from making a decision. You are paralyzed. You have looked at all of the options. You can’t decide. You feel anxious. You don’t want to make the wrong decision. This experience can show up in the…
What’s the key to breaking your paralysis? Just do one thing. Take one step, no matter how small, towards your goal.
Branding takes time. To better understand branding, think of it as your reputation. Who do people know you to be? What do people expect from you? What can people count on you for? If you don’t like the answer to these questions, know this, you are the only one who can change it. Our reputations…
Change takes longer than we want it to take. Often times in between where we want to be and where we are, when there is no more action to take or when there are so many items listed on the to-do list to take action on…we can become impatient with ourselves and with others. We…
We all need fences. It’s weird how there are moments we know we need something…a nap…a moment…a drink of water…peace…alone time…time together… And yet we don’t tell people what we need. Instead, we act it out. Playing a game of charades, exhausting all involved. Oddly enough, once frustrated, many of us have no problem telling…
Do you want to be productive? Of course, you do. Here is something you may resist; taking a break is productive. I know your inner critic is saying, “No, no, it’s not, keep working”. But it’s true and it’s science. Consider the Yerkes-Dodson Stress Performance Curve. Don’t be confused, the picture attached to this post…
We all forget. We will forever need more reminders than we will need correction.
