Category: Personal Growth
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So Much Gratitude
It is so easy to focus on that which bothers us, the things that keep us up in the middle of the night, the worries and anxieties, those things we wish had gone differently. We fret, we perseverate, we recycle every negative moment until there ought to be nothing left of it and then we…
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What If?
What would you do if you were not afraid? What would you do if you truly believed in yourself so fully that you were not at all concerned about the opinions and judgments of others? We spend so much, or maybe we waste so much, time in our lives questioning ourselves and wondering what others…
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Reframing
The middle of the night is my favorite time to obsess. I can worry obsessively about people, situations, moments. I can dwell on words that were said, or interactions that took place, that upset me. I can linger endlessly over something I did or said that I wished I hadn’t or fret about someone else’s…
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Growing People
As a leader, we have the opportunity to help individuals learn and grow, connect and thrive. It is, in fact, more than an opportunity. It’s an obligation. A long ago former boss of mine said that he’d learned a lesson early in his career. He said, only slightly tongue in cheek, that at a point…
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Natural Tendencies
As any parent knows, our children have personalities and characters that they show from the very beginning. And if nothing untoward interferes, what we see, and know, of them early is what carries forward. One child is naturally cautious, another likes to be the center of attention, you know the drill. From the very first,…
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History
I was reading a column this morning about a woman who was longing to purchase her childhood home. She’s driven by many times, even gone inside with the consent of the owner, but she still toys with the idea of wanting to have it, wanting it to be hers, feeling a need to hold onto…
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Wake Up Calls
It’s incredibly easy to put things off, to find excuses, to be the “pro” at procrastinating. It’s also incredibly easy to second guess ourselves, to think about the things we would “love to do” or that we “long to do” and find a multitude of reasons why it couldn’t/wouldn’t work. The two elements are intertwined,…
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Truths
I have come to understand a number of universal truths about my life. You know the type, I am sure. For example, I know that white skirts or pants are only on loan to me from the dry cleaner. I am allowed to wear them once and then, pretty much always, I have to take…
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Inertia
I was talking to a friend just now, someone who is winding down her career and thinking about what comes next. We were talking about the people that we know who have retired. They seem to be divided into two distinct camps. One is the group who are even more engaged than before, whether it…
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Crossing the Bridge
I’ve got to say that I have never been a fan of the expression “crossing the rainbow bridge” when it comes to describing the end of a beloved pet’s life. There is something about it that just feels too much, like an unwanted and insincere pat on the head. As with people that we love,…
With a Full Heart 