#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...
#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...
#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:...
#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...
#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...
#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...
#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...
#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...
#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...
#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...