Is Perfection an Obstacle?
I practice Iyengar yoga and Brazilian jiu jitsu, two disciplines that seemingly can never be mastered. There’s always something to learn, to tweak, to challenge yourself with. It’s surprising that
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Powerlessness at the Core
The feeling of powerlessness underlies most negative emotions including depression. There’s actually a recent study out that shows the more personally and socially powerless you feel, the heavier objects appear
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You Are Capable
I spend a lot of time online searching for heartfelt stories and following other solopreneurs to get creative ideas that keep me inspired. One thing I noticed is how woefully
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Moving Forward
One year from now, your life will either be better or worse. Never will it be the same. So stop clinging. Because ideas, beliefs, outside circumstances…everything changes. If you cling
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Conformity = Depression?
We’re taught almost from the get-go to conform. To fit in and appeal to the masses; to live inside the box. Imagine, though, if we come to life with our
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Act Like You’ve Got Nothing To Lose
I’ve been watching all the unprecedented wackiness at Wimbledon this year. The first couple of days of the tournament saw several huge upsets and plenty of easy predictions turned upside
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You Were Born With a Unique Gift
We’re all born with a unique gift that we must share with the world. It was likely a difficult thing to identify in the first 2 decades of our lives
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A High Wire Artist’s Advice for Joyful Adventures in Life and Career
If you’ve seen the documentary Man on Wire (a great watch) and especially if you’ve heard the Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me episode with him in it, you’ve likely fallen
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Hooked on TED: The Happy Secret to Better Work (Shawn Achor)
This talk is fabulous. Shawn talks about the science of happiness. Our perceptions that we’ll be happy when we’re successful are faulty. Instead if we strive for happiness now, all
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