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How to Live a Big Life

Learn to take reasonable risks and use lots of discretion in listening to others’ advice.     May 22, 2022   Living a big life takes courage. To over and over stand at the edge of a metaphorical cliff and take a step, not knowing the exact outcome. Each time you take a reasonable risk, you …

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How to Turn a Conflict into a Conversation

Master the art of managing yourself, not them.   May 8, 2022 People will always see the world through different lenses. We can turn that into a problem or learn to manage ourselves like class acts when conflict rears its gnarly head. Whether you’re at work, at home, or shopping at your local deli, you …

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Mindfulness Practice Doesn’t Make You Perfect

It won’t even eliminate discomfort — but if you embrace it, your life will be richer. March 27, 2022     If you seriously engage in a mindfulness practice it will almost certainly help you learn to laugh at yourself, or at least take yourself — your thoughts and beliefs — a bit less seriously. And who doesn’t need a little of …

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How to Live Above the Line

And get back quickly when you fall below.     March 13, 2022 Georgia O’Keeffe said, I have been afraid every moment of my life, and it hasn’t kept me from doing anything. I too have been afraid every moment of my life, and sometimes it has kept me from doing things. I don’t think anybody arrives at perfect …

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Embrace Five Words to Create Change in Your Life

And they’re not “You can never have enough.”   February 27, 2022   Don’t get me wrong. Financial and material stability matter to me — I never want to become a burden. But if you want more out of life than financial and material stability, consider what my first master’s program professor, Dr. Froehling, said …

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Let’s Stop Preaching Self-Esteem–We Need Something Else

Instead, we need to be teaching self-efficacy.   January 30, 2022   Self-esteem relies on external approval. I hear, “You look great today!” and my self-esteem soars. But tomorrow, when I hear, “Hmm, “You cut your hair,” with no ‘it looks great’ follow through, my self-esteem plummets. “Oh no, it must look awful. I must …

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Today I Woke Up to the Present Moment

And I’m ready for it.   January 16, 2022   It happened last week. I had an epiphany. I’ve spent enough time with the past. I understand what happened, what it did to me, and where I need work. It’s time to stay firmly planted in the present. I’ve uncovered, explored, and to some degree, …

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