Personal Development
The No-Excuse 100-Word Writing Challenge
Join me for the No-Excuse 100-Word Writing Challenge. The objective is to move beyond creative block and procrastination to craft a micro story in a few minutes. In doing so, you can reprogram the limiting belief that you are creatively blocked, lack enough time to write, and you’re a hack with no talent.
Read More ...Seek Better Nourishment from Your Relationships in the New Year
In our modern, hectic lives, we often find ourselves plowing full-steam ahead to keep pace. We reach for the quickest and least nutrition options to quell our hunger. Because we gulp down our food, we don’t realize we’ve sated our appetite long before we’ve quit eating, or we continue to graze unconsciously. Later, we admonish ourselves for our behavior. Still, we tend to repeat this habit until the dissatisfaction with the reflection in the mirror surpasses our relaxed approach to our nutrition.
Read More ...How to Make Time to Do Things You Enjoy in the New Year
When I was a kid, I once asked my Mom why people made resolutions to do things they didn’t want to do in the new year instead of doing more of the things they wanted to do. She apprised me with a wary look and reminded me that children were to be seen and not heard before throwing back a plastic glass of cheap champagne.
This memory came back to me as I considered how busy 2019 had been for me—especially when I had told friends at the end of 2018 that I planned to slow my roll in the new year. I still have not replied to my friends’ birthday wishes posted to my Facebook page back in September, let alone organized my photos from my vacation to Iceland to share with others.
Read More ...Set Intentions Instead of Resolutions for New Year
Instead of setting resolutions for 2020, I’ve decided to set intentions. Although a dictionary shows the words are similar, I find many people infer a nuance between the two words.
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