What makes you justify your "unloving" thoughts?

#338 – What makes you justify your "unloving" thoughts?Finding reasons to despise others may be rewarding, satisfactory. It gives us the podium we step on to declare our moral superiority. Yesterday I saw this scene in a movie my husband was half-wat...

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Jun 10, 2025
What are your reasons to smile?

#337 – What are your reasons to smile?When the world looks dark and nothing seems to be "right," smiling feels futile. Why smile, when everything's so... ugh?I was in that place yesterday:The after-dinner walk around South Pointe was uncomfortable: t...

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Jun 09, 2025
What do you magically think you can control?

#336 – What do you magically think you can control?Online marketing gurus, manifestation influencers and abundance-mindset coaches make us think that whatever you want, you can have––a fancy house, your dream business, thinner thighs, or freedom to t...

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Jun 08, 2025
What role does your guilt play?

#335 – What role does your guilt play?Sometimes we feel like "feeling guilty" is what's expected of us. But what's there to gain, if we give in?This morning, while eating a cashew-cream slathered pancake, my husband startled me with a question:...

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Jun 07, 2025
How are the ducks in your row stalling you?

#334 - How are the ducks in your row stalling you?There's a trap I've often fallen into: needing:The "right" notebook before I start doing morning pagesA steady income before I start writing a memoirEnough followers before I upload my writing course...

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Jun 06, 2025
What happens when you thank *all* of your choices?

#333 – What happens when you thank *all* of your choices?It's tempting to regret our choices that led to outcomes we didn't want. We call these "bad" choices, forgetting that choice and outcome are two separate things.We also forget that not wan...

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Jun 05, 2025
What else do you allow to take charge of your success?

#332 – What else do you allow to take charge of your success?You sabotage your progress in countless ways, preventing your success. Your Ego and the Ghosts, fearing that you're venturing too far out of what feels safe to them, will throw rocks a...

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Jun 04, 2025
What's the surest, shortest way to lose your power?

#331 – What's the surest, shortest way to lose your power?It feels righteous to feel "wronged!" Someone owes you––an apology, restitution, compensation. You've won, right?Wrong. You've only won the victim's seat, which is a disempowered position...

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Jun 03, 2025
How are you ensuring your own failure?

#330 – How are you ensuring your own failure?Behavioral economics tells us that choices, in fact, can be too many. A vast array of options in front of you muddies the choosing process––as any online shopper knows. As an executive coach, I often suppo...

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Jun 02, 2025
What is jealousy trying to tell you?

#329 – What is jealousy trying to tell you?I once voiced my jealousy about someone's life. This person suggested I use it as a compass: if I felt jealous, that meant I wanted what she had, and the feeling could guide me there.But jealousy is a deviou...

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Jun 01, 2025