Fear. It's a four-letter word with so many different meanings. And it's a word no one wants to talk about. Fear wears different disguises. There is the fear that appears when we are in a life-threatening situation. That's the innate fight-or-flight in all of us that keeps us alive in dire situations. Then there is the fear that appears when we … [Read more...]
Get Real (It’s Not As Bad As You Think)
You know those feelings you keep to yourself about your life story? Yeah those, let's talk about those. I'm not saying we need to go bawling our eyes out in the grocery store or telling the crossing guard what our thoughts are on cloning. I'm talking about getting real with ourselves. Approaching what we are hiding and connecting with what we … [Read more...]
How To Not Take Rejection Personally
Rejection happens. From little things, like a driver cutting you off on the highway, to hearing a negative comment about your appearance, to bigger, deeper life events like not getting that promotion you really had your heart set on or losing your job all together. That rejection can really sting and sometimes keep us stuck when we take it in … [Read more...]
How to Know When It’s the Right Time to Do Your Next Big Thing
Resolutions have been set and now it's go time. A lot of our goals may come from a general course we were given that our life will take: go to school, go to college, get a good job, get married, have kids and live happily ever after. Of course we have our own personal experiences blended within the expected course, and we also have the … [Read more...]
Stop Being Such a Good Girl (Or Boy)
Disclaimer: I'm a woman, a mom and a recovering good girl. This was written for all you other good girls. If you're a good boy, then I'm sure you'll find this worth the read too. If not, send it on to all the good girls in your life. You know that feeling you get when you really don't want to do something, but you do it anyway because you don't … [Read more...]
