Once upon a time…there was a beautiful young girl called Goldilocks…and I don’t know what expectations she had when she went into that house of the 3 bears…but she was curious and she did have expectations…didn’t she…because we all do…at one time or another…and I do know this… The Problem with Setting Expectations that are [...]
Goals
I don’t know about you but I always have the best intentions when I make my to do list. I do it the evening before and feel very proud of that accomplishment. Then I get up in the morning and bam! Life intervenes…a client calls, a member of the family gets sick or the dog [...]
My house is always clean in November because I am procrastinating…sound strange? In November, I enter Nanowrimo, a contest of sorts, where you write a novel of 50,000 words in a month. I find myself strangely attracted to vacuuming, dusting, scrubbing bathrooms, doing laundry and eating chips! I, of course, do this to avoid sitting [...]
Have you been plagued by relationship anxiety? Has it been a factor in your life because of your own anxiety or because of the anxiety of a partner? Nerves and butterflies are fine – they’re a physical sign that you’re mentally ready and eager. You have to get the butterflies to fly in formation, that’s [...]
Being persistent is often defined as dogged determination, not letting go of a dream or ideal, giving it all you’ve got. Another definition of persistent is refusing to give up in the face of obstacles or opposition. What do they mean to you, though? Here is a favorite quote of mine by Edward Eggleston about [...]
