Posts tagged with “Change”
How to Overcome Fear and Live Your Dream by Changing Your Brain
âToo many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears.â ~Les Brown
Fear used to be the driving force in my life.
I didnât even know that I was living in fear at the time. I hid behind labels like âstressâ and âanxiety,â but those are just clinical terms for fear.
Truthfully, my dreams terrified me because they seemed way too big to achieve. At the time, I wanted to excel in my new career, get into the best shape of my life, and create meaningful relationshipsâand I felt like I had a long way …
Why Stress and Pressure Can Actually Be Good for Us
âA diamond doesnât start out polished and shining. It once was nothing special, but with enough pressure and time, becomes spectacular.â ~Solange Nicole
Itâs one of the last days of summer, and I wake up to my mother screaming.
Iâm ten, and I pull off the covers and sneak to my door. Opening it slowly, I peek out and look down the stairs.
Men have stormed into our house. Ignoring my mom, they head into the living room, pick up the sofa, and throw it out on the lawn. They do the same with the dinner table and the rest …
A Science-Backed Habit That Can Change Your Life for the Better
“He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.” ~Epictetus
When I lost my aunt to cancer three years ago, her death sat over me for months and acceptance didnât begin until I had dinner with Kathy, one of my best friends.
Over noodles, I shared with Kathy all the things I wouldnât be able to do with my aunt: the conversations we would never get to have, the places we wouldnât get to go, the food we wouldnât be able to eat, and the grand-nephews …
How to Get the Excitement of a Fresh Start Every Day
âSince we cannot change reality, let us change the eyes which see reality.â ~Nikos Kazantzakis
One minute I was a young warrior in a guild of travelers, the next, a middle-aged aristocrat in a strange Victorian world.
A pretty standard day. Oh, did I forget to mention where I was?
I was at a role-playing convention. That was over twenty years ago. Here’s how the fun worked.
Every three to four hours, I would play a different session. That means I would become a new character and go on new adventures in another world, with different people. It was …
When Youâve Lost Your Job: How to Start Moving Forward
âIf you canât fly then run. If you canât run then walk. If you canât walk then crawl. But whatever you do, you have to keep moving forward.â ~Martin Luther King Jr.
For five years, I worked for an incredible little company that makes creative products for creative people.
I first joined the company as the marketing director and over time, moved into a top executive role. It was a wonderful adventure with passionate people and incredible learnings, challenges, and joys. And then it wasnât. I was laid off.
Suddenly I, among other top executives, managers, and team members, found …
One Kind Word
Source: Natural Life
You Donât Need to Do Big Things to Change the World
âDo not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person.â ~Mother Teresa
Life is complicated. The worldâs problems are extremely complex. But what if you could help solve the worldâs problems? What if you were a world changer?
Seems rather daunting, doesnât it? Me? Change the world?! I used to feel like an ostrich, burying my head in the sand and trying to ignore all the hurt and evil in the world, because I felt helpless, like there wasnât anything I could do.
I didnât always feel that way though. There was a time when I felt I …
When Life Takes a Detour: Turning Uncertainty Into Joy
“I will love the light for it shows me the way, yet I will endure the darkness because it shows me the stars.” ~Og Mandino
You know when you get a major wake up call that shakes you to the core and gets you to focus on what’s truly important? That’s what 2014 was for me.
My boyfriend and I had gotten married in May 2014 after moving from Toronto to a small town to be closer to his aging mother.
I was working thirteen-hour days to re-establish my wellness business, and things were slowly picking up. I was finally …
Hate Your Job? Change May Be Hard But Itâs Worth It
“Itâs never the environment; itâs never the events of our lives, but the meaning we attach to the eventsâhow we interpret themâthat shapes who we are today and who we’ll become tomorrow.” ~Tony Robbins
How long are we going to put up with lifestyles that kill us before we decide to do something about it?
Itâs no surprise to me that between 70-80% of American workers (depending on the source) dislike their jobs. I was part of that statistic until the disappointment got the better of me and I had no choice but to leave it all behind.
Things were …
When Dreams Change: Itâs Okay to Let Go and Move On
âHolding on is believing that there’s only a past; letting go is knowing that there’s a future.â ~Daphne Rose Kingma
Growing up, we’re told to follow our heart and make our dreams come true. Granted, there are some naysayers who tell us we won’t ever be able to make it happen and maybe it would be better to think of an alternative. But the people who love us and want us to find happiness, they believe in us and encourage us to follow our dreams.
I have amazing parents, friends, and family who always believed in me, who always …
Courage Is Doing What You Really Want to Do, Even When Youâre Scared
âCourage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear.â ~Ambrose Redmoon
Itâs only 9:25am on a Saturday morning and I feel myself welling up already.
I know this is difficult. This might just be some of the hardest stuff heâs ever had to do.
Iâm there. On the sidelines, watching him.
I know him so well by now and all of his little âgiveaways.â His eyes looking for mine. Fidgeting.
Weâve agreed that heâll give it a chance because he really wants to do this. REALLY, REALLY. Thereâs no doubt …
Why Resolutions Donât Work & How to Create Real, Lasting Change
âI can affect change by transforming the only thing that I ever had control over in the first place and that is myself.â ~Deepak Chopra
As the New Year quickly approaches, many of us spend time in review and reflection of the past yearâs events and initiate strategic planning for the upcoming year.
We create and contemplate lists of resolutions, often featuring some of the same goals from the previous year. But we convince ourselves that this is going to be the year for change and transformation.
So, on January 1st, we arise, excited and committed to our new or …