It’s true, we reap what we sow. Time and effort we invest is returned to us, with interest – although rates vary. If we practice a difficult piano piece 5 minutes a day, we’ll get better. If we spend the same amount of time per day dramatizing our life, feeling unhappy, entangled in fear and anxiety, we’ll get better at doing so. The habits, activities and behaviors we cultivate define who we are. Something repeated and repeated grows –for better [...]
After a recent speaking engagement on the east coast, I was routed to fly home through Atlanta, eventually on to New Orleans. When arriving in Atlanta, the departure screen for my flight indicated a delay — which is not at all unusual, of course. When I arrived at the departure gate, “delay” turned to “cancelled” because of a mechanical failure. This happens. […]
Confidence can work for us in a couple of different ways. When we have confidence in ourselves, we’re moved to complete the task, provide the service or ship the product without fear, reluctance or reservation. […]
If you believe that you need to vent or react to a situation that has befallen you, by all means write that letter, place the phone call or confront the situation in-person, face-to-face. But if you forego exercising any of these options, your only viable recourse is to shelve it and move on. Otherwise, you’ll feel like a human pin cushion – perpetually pricked with no interlude.
