Last month I gave my readers an inside look at my lifelong struggle with perfectionism. Part of it is how I’m wired. I was born striving for better, faster, stronger. But sometimes I feel like every time I attack a goal with gusto, I get a not so gentle reminder that slow and steady wins […]
6 Lessons Learned While Overcoming Paralyzing Perfectionism
For much of my life, I wore perfectionism as a badge of honor. If asked about my biggest weakness in an interview, I would respond that “I’m a perfectionist in everything I do.” During that phase of my life, I was convinced that perfectionism was my greatest strength. Nearly two decades later, I realize that […]
How to Balance Gratitude and Contentment with the Drive to Improve
Have you ever felt like your feelings of contentment weren’t enough? Worried that you aren’t showing enough gratitude for all that you have? But still feel you should be striving for something more? What if it wasn’t an either-or? I feel like so much of our culture is viewed as an either-or. Either you’re a Wall […]
How I Found the Courage to Face My Fear and Start
Can I let you in on a secret? I haven’t always been the person I am today. Until recently I lived a very small life controlled by fear. I let the fear of criticism, rejection, and failure hold me back from reaching my full potential for close to 40 years. This website is a perfect example. […]
My Promise to You! – What I Look for in Coaches and Mentors
A couple of months ago, I was in search of a coach to help me work through a very specific limiting belief I had just uncovered. (More on that in an upcoming email.) I began by making a list of what was most important to me. I quickly realized that these are the values in […]
One Question That Brings Extra Clarity to Decision Making
I’m one of those people who struggles with decision-making. I’m wired to want all the details before I jump in. If I’m not careful, this can lead to paralysis by analysis. Then somewhere along my journey, I picked up this belief that decisions are permanent. If I chose the wrong job, I was stuck. If […]
From Chronic Illness to Freedom and Abundance – Reader Success Story
If you pay attention to the news, you’ll likely hear story after story about how the world is going to hell in a handbasket. Just open a news website and you’ll notice that about eighty percent of the headlines are negative. But if you zoom in and look at real people, living real lives, you’ll […]
Here’s Why You Should Stop Trying to Do it All
There’s one major pitfall when it comes to personal improvement that I fail to mention often enough. We tend to get super excited about the changes we’re making. Then before we know it, we’ve taken on too much. At that point, we either fail to implement our new knowledge, or simply burn out. So here’s […]
Love Yourself More by Practicing the Reverse Golden Rule
Do unto yourself as you would do unto others. And love yourself as your neighbor. No, I assure you that’s not a typo. In working with high achievers, I get to meet amazing people. These are people I admire and look up to. So I’m always surprised to see how hard they can be on […]
How to Identify Kairos Moments and Use Them to Create a Life You Love
Do you find language as fascinating as I do? English is one of the most complicated yet interesting languages. It’s likely to have more words than any comparable language. I often find myself looking up words and researching their origin while I’m reading and writing. Sometimes I stumble upon a truly life-changing word, like kairos. […]
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