Most of us stop ourselves from succeeding. And it’s not that we don’t have grit, and it’s not that we don’t want to persevere, it’s that we let ourselves get trapped instead of breaking through to become what we can truly be! Until we release our potential and until you fail a few times, you won’t know what that is.
Stress is defined as “the psychological and physical state that results when the resources of the individual are not sufficient to cope with the demands and pressures of the situation.” Stress comes in two types: #1 Acute Stress Acute stress is intense, and reduces volume of gray matter in the areas of the brain responsible for…
“Happy Holidays!” A commonly used phrase with a whole host of expectations attached. This time of year is full of nostalgia, joy, and peace, but for many, it is also a time of anxiety, stress, and a general feeling of overwhelm. Take your already busy life. Then, throw in family expectations, travel, finances, gifts, get-togethers,…
3 Easy Steps to Focus on Your Work-Life Priorities3 Easy Steps to Focus on Your Work-Life Priorities3 Easy Steps to Focus on Your Work-Life Priorities With all the discussion about how to achieve work-life balance, we have overlooked a big problem with this idea: our lives are not supposed to be balanced with equal time…
I recently started reading The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin, and it really got me thinking. Am I as happy as I could be? What does that even look like? How would I even know? She quotes a woman named Collette: “What a wonderful life I’ve had! If only I’d realized it earlier.” Will that be me? Will I look back when I’m 80 and realize I had been happy all along?