I’ve been deliberating about several career moves lately. It can be hard to discern at times which thoughts are just good ol fashion fear of failure and which thoughts merit examination. We all are capable of making plans, it is the unknown outcomes that muddy the waters that can wash over your path along the […]
What Is It Really Worth? Or, If You Aren’t Contributing Give Up Your Seat At The Table
With stats showing over 75% of the U.S. workforce is unhappy with their job(s) you have to begin to wonder why they stay. Where is the value for them in maintaining the misery, not only for themselves, but most likely, the ripple impacts their family and friends? Money and/or family, is the response I most […]
Dear Control Freak
Dear Control Freak…This is not a judgement, but a confession. I use to be a control freak. The whole giant amalgamation of every stereotype that comes with the term. I wanted to control time, outcomes, visions, dynamics, etc. I like to look back and think to myself, ‘how adorable you thought that controlling everything was possible or productive.’ […]
The Positive Impact Of Complaining
As for the positive impact of complaining…there is none. There are positive outcomes to constructive feedback, offering alternatives, and/or taking ownership of a potential new course of action. I’m not saying that your life is happy, joyful, fun-filled all the time as we know this is not the case. I am saying framing action addressing the […]
Survival of the Fittest? Competition vs. Cooperation
Survival of the Fittest? Competition vs. Cooperation? Our culture has the propensity to value competition over all else. Often rooted in the Darwin alleged theory of survival of the fittest. I’m not sure how Darwin’s theory morphed into the manner of how we often flippantly interpret it. I am however sure that interpretation is off base […]
Less Than Perfect, More Than Magnificent
On Being Brave I am not change adverse. I change all the time, jobs, homes, cities, states. Sometimes people view that as being brave. Sometimes people view it as being weak. It is all perspective. We are who we are and those who try to define us really have no say in the matter. I […]
The Joy In Taking On “Drastic” Changes
A beautiful, talented, under utilized, under appreciated friend said yesterday she is making “drastic changes.” My response to that is “YAY!” Sometimes we need to jump to rise up out of our funk. I think a post from Dr. Bryan Schuetz says it best. The good doctor’s post include the following (some I’ve paraphrased.) As […]
Change Is Good (Not Always Easy, But Good)
I came across the picture and quote below today. Is it time to pull the trigger on some change action you’ve been thinking about and/or discussing? The truth is that there is no amount of discussion, thought or planning that will guarantee what you want. The only way to find out how it ends, is […]
In Your Face
Want to lose weight? Do the yoga plow pose and have a roll of fat from your gut right up in your face. Now the example of the woman above shows you the pose part not the fat part. I could show you the fat part, but trust me…you do not want to see it. […]