Caring for Yourself by Pursuing Your Passion
As I watched a mesmerizing performance by Missouri Contemporary Ballet a couple of years ago, tears came to my eyes. Tears? Why tears? I experienced the simultaneous feelings of total bliss and deep sadness. The bliss was very easy to understand because I love dance. I love watching dance, and I have always loved to […]
Good Night?
Did you have a good night? Are you having good nights? Sleeping, that is. When your nights are not good (or just too short…), your days tend not to be good either. Up to a point you can exercise the old “mind over matter” strategy and affirm having a good day despite your sleep deprivation, […]
Getting Things Done?
When it comes to getting things done, how do you proceed? Do you take the “eat-the-biggest-frog-first” approach and do the biggest or most difficult thing first? For some people, that approach can work very well. The idea is that by tackling the “biggest frog” first, you not only get that project done, but you also […]
Drained, Dry and Devoid of Ideas
Oooo! How inspiring! “Drained, dry and devoid of ideas”! As I went about the process of writing my article, I stumbled a bit. Well, I stumbled a LOT! I didn’t feel well on the day that I had picked to write it, nor the next day. I had some ideas that I could have certainly […]
Motivation for Change: Part 3
No discussion of change would be complete without your vision for change. Your vision for change is what pulls you forward, is what motivates and inspires you to make the changes needed for that vision to become reality. If your vision is lackluster or ho-hum or just not that compelling, what is there to pull […]