What if we defined success as making progress rather than achieving perfection? #ProgressOverPerfect What is it that makes something perfect? Was your morning coffee the perfect cup? Most likely not. And yet, I bet you enjoyed that cup of coffee very much. Is it bad that you’ve saved a hundred dollars this month instead of […]
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Let go of overwhelm
You clogged the sink; the dog threw up on the carpet; you’re late for a client call; your phone notifications are nonstop; and you’re still working on last Tuesday’s to-do list. You’re headed for an emotional tsunami. Yet you can’t take your foot off the gas for fear you won’t be able to get going […]
GOALS WITHOUT END
We never finish our BEING goals. They are goals without end. I’ll bet your list of goals for this year includes two types: project goals and being goals. The project goals are easier to mark as complete. Running a marathon, writing a book, eliminating financial debt – all have measurable completion. Being goals are different, […]
Enter the apprenticeship zone
You’re offered an opportunity, a leap ahead. You’re excited. A chance to go big. That leap takes courage. Your excitement turns into anxiety. You hesitate. Imposter syndrome shows its ugly head. You doubt your abilities. It’s not your skill or accomplishments that brought you to this point, but luck. Surely if you took advantage of […]
Being fully focused.
Nothing compares to that moment in a conversation when you are fully and completely focused on the other person – and they know it. Unless you are the other person who feels heard and understood. That power goes deep into who we are as humans. Connecting to one another in conversation. Affirming our importance in […]