What’s Holding You Back?

Are you mid career and wondering what’s next?  Or even if you have a next? Do you think you should either stick with what you’ve got or make the leap now? Does the voice in your head say… I [...]

Did you rip off any bandages last week? Did you sort through the easy-to-postpone things that need to be done now? If you did, CONGRATULATIONS. Your “do it now list” (the one we talked about last [...]

As a child, did you ever skin your knee and they told you to rip the Band-Aid off fast so it wouldn’t hurt so much? When I was five, I had an appendectomy, and the thought of having that heavy [...]

You know that voice in your head that casts doubt: What made you think you could do that? Doing that would be irresponsible, lazy, crazy, impossible, impractical, stupid, risky, dangerous… [...]

Have you ever . . . Been on a plane that was too cold? Expected to meet a friend, but he came late? Hoped your meat would be rare, but it came well-done? Stuff happens.  You can spend your whole [...]

What’s on your “meant to” list? I meant to call my grandmother, aunt, sick friend. I meant to work out. I meant to get tickets for the event. I meant to practice… the piano, yoga, or cooking a [...]

Have you ever been to your high school or college reunion? Or have you skipped them, fearing you might not “measure up” to some imaginary standard you set for yourself? Or perhaps your early [...]

Did someone take credit for YOUR work? Did someone blame you for something you didn’t do? Did a friend betray a confidence? Did your side of the story never get told? Our sense of injustice has [...]

What really drives us to action? What is really running our lives?  Beliefs.  Beliefs we may not even know we have. Our beliefs decide: who we hire who we marry how we raise our kids how much [...]

Many of us are concerned about an issue, big or small, in our world. You may have heard an inner voice prompting you to speak up and say something that will make a difference. This is the first [...]