Quick Note on Listening to Your Body

Your body is a fantastic piece of organic machinery. It knows when something’s wrong or just a little off. If you pay attention, you’ll know when your body’s telling you that: Your body has ways of communicating its needs to you. Are you listening? If you don’t already, learn to pay attention to your body’s…

Quick Note: It’s Not About You

Did someone give you the finger while you were out driving? How about the eye roll from your server when you last went out for coffee? It’s easy to get offended. You might be tempted to react or vent to someone about it later on. Maybe take it for a grain of salt and realize…

Quick Note on Owning Your Mistakes

You can’t be perfect. In your personal relationships and professional life, you will eventually mess up, no matter how hard you try not to. If you mess up, fess up and own up. If the mistake was indeed yours, don’t try to hide it, lie about it, or blame someone else. Just own it. To…

A Quick Note on Not Taking It Personally

Was someone short with you yesterday? Did your best friend snap at you for no apparent reason? Sometimes you can’t explain other people’s moods or reactions to you. If you’re the sensitive type, it can be challenging to separate yourself from how others might act toward you. I have some good news. Unless you were…

A Quick Note on Productivity

When pursuing your goals, do you sometimes humble-brag about how “busy” you are? It’s easy to get caught up in busy work and to feel like the days need to be longer. Maybe you get trapped into spending disproportionate time making lists, checking off to-do items, or clearing out your email. Those activities aren’t necessarily…