A question that can help you stay true to you.
We all have those students that raise their hand and say, “I’m done, now what do I do?” We also have those who finish with their work and decide its time to
No matter how happy the couple, there are always going to be insecurities that surface at some point in the relationship. Yes, that means that even Chrissy Teigen and John Legend, in all their glamour and glory, face a healthy bout of self-doubt…
Let's face it. You know you're an old soul. You know you're crotchety at heart. But now it's time to get into the nitty gritty and find out that your inner old coot's name!
Seriously, guys… This is something I never thought I would say. I think 6 months ago I actually re-tweeted something from @shitnoonesays that said “I’ve got to organize my pintere…
You feel suffocated and weighed down by some kind of invisible force. And you don’t really know why, but this force is relentless … No matter what you do, you carry this knotted heaviness inside everywhere you go. Nothing feels right anymore. You look at your life and marvel at how it doesn’t feel like ‘yours’ at all. You desperately want to escape, you badly want to do something … but you’re terrified of destroying everything you’ve built so far. You just can’t seem to move. You feel paralyzed. All of us will feel trapped at some point, whether that
The Personal Color Test, the color personality test going viral on TikTok, provides you with a color and a profile describing you.
"Oh no, it's my turn. I absolutely hate doing this. Why did I sign up for this public speaking class anyway? I must have been out of my mind." "Great. This guy is going to call on me in front of everyone and I have no idea what to say. Here comes another moment of looking stupid." "They don't really expect me to speak on behalf of the whole organization do they? Why doesn't the CEO handle this? Why is the COO wishing me good luck? This is brutal." Fear Sucks Going through high school, and then later as a young professional I was not real excited about speaking in front of anyone other than my buddies or my family. Sure, I liked to be the life of the party, but that usually meant a very social atmosphere with plenty of latitude to be a goofball. Fast forward a few years and I was asked to speak in front of a company wide meeting of 400 executives and leaders with literally no warning and actually pulled it off. That might have been nothing short of a miracle...if I hadn't taken control. Fear had a grip on me, and wasn't interested in letting go for a long, long time. Fear is Power What I came to realize was that fear (as if it is some sort of being separate from me) was getting way too much credibility in my world. So one day I decided to kick fear's ass. I was tired of fear having all of the power in our relationship. I wanted to be the one in control...calling the shots...making the decisions...according to my plan. It wasn't as if I simply flipped some sort of internal switch and took control. Over time I forced myself to be in situations that were very uncomfortable. In the beginning I was miserable. But very quickly I realized one critical outcome of dealing with your fears: you don't die when you confront your fears! (Unless of course your fear has to do with wrestling a lion...then, yes...you're going to die.) Power is Good The result of this painful yet necessary step was a fairly sudden power shift. Wow! I kind of like this power thing. What a difference! Now I get fired up about getting up in front of a crowd (large or small) and actually enjoy myself. No more cursing the fact that people will be looking at me and watching for a slip up. I don't care about that anymore...what I care about is no longer wasting my time dealing with that thing called fear, and doing whatever I want to do. How About You What is fear doing to you? Are you being held back because that arch nemesis of yours has you quaking in your boots? I recommend you decide to do some ass kicking of your own, and take back what's rightfully yours. I'd love to hear from you. No Excuses. pic
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