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Hi! Welcome to my blog. I’ll post here weekly thoughts on the components of the mindset needed to be successful: grounded confidence, growth mindset, commitment, stress management, and personal responsibility. Looking forward to having you join me!
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Hi! Welcome to my blog. I’ll post here weekly thoughts on the components of the mindset needed to be successful: grounded confidence, growth mindset, commitment, stress management, and personal responsibility. Looking forward to having you join me!
I wrote a few months ago about my experience starting an intentional practice of gratitude, and I thought I’d take a moment to revisit the practice and report back on
I read recently that there are plans to release a sequel to “This is Spinal Tap”, the 1980s fake documentary about a heavy metal band that never existed. While in
I was talking to a client the other day about his experience with developing new habits. As many of us do, he was having some challenges getting into a groove
One of the things that I’ve found the most valuable to understand about my process is the relationship between my thoughts, my feelings, and my actions. I’ve written about the
What do you think when you hear “Whose responsibility is this?” Does it sound like looking for someone to blame, or does it sound like looking for someone to take
More vacation! Yay me! While I’m doing that, feel free to revisit these other old favorites: If people around you just aren’t acting right, check out part one and part
So, I have a confession to make. (I hope you’re sitting down.) When I need a feel-good read, my go-to genre is often romantic urban fantasy (as in, romance set
Acknowledging our own success (both to ourselves and to others) is something that’s very difficult for a lot of us. But, in my experience, it is crucial to developing any
I had the opportunity to sponsor a professional bodybuilder in recovery for a while, and this is one of the gems of wisdom that he taught me. I used to
I saw an “inspirational quote” the other day on Instagram. The author was talking about what it takes to be in the top 1% of whatever it is you do,
Continuing my periodic series of reviews of books that have been important or valuable to me (disclaimers here), I’d like to talk about Atlas of the Heart (commission link) by
I remember at one point a long while ago, I went to my sponsor with some problem I was having. I don’t remember the details of that problem anymore, but
I remember when I was about 7 or 8 years old, I was playing catch with a Nerf football with my dad in the front yard. We were tossing the
One of the nuggets of recovery wisdom that gets shared a lot is “Don’t compare your insides to other people’s outsides.” The first few times (hell, probably the first few
I’m going to start intermittently reviewing books that have been meaningful to me in my journey. I have been blessed to have some excellent teachers, some physically present in my