Nov. 11

Who do you need permission from to be who you are? Whose permission are you waiting for to be ok with being you? Parent, friend, mentor, therapist? You don’t have a chance of being anybody other than yourself. Master that. Refine that. Grow into that. You can’t...

Nov. 10

Patience. Real change is less like a fire cracker, and more like an explosion deep in the sea. As you sit your meditation practice, just commit day after day. You’ll have pleasant moments and unpleasant moments. It’s just part of the process. But that is not what...

Nov. 9

In any difficult conversation, there is much more going on beneath the surface than you realize. In the book, “Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss what Matters Most” the authors describe 3 sub-conversations that a person is having with themselves when having a...

Nov. 8

Your nervous system seeks out what’s familiar, not what’s good for you. It’s a confusing thing. Why do we fall into the same patterns over and over again? We know “this kind” of person is not good for us, and yet we repeatedly date people just like them. It’s...

Nov. 7

There’s no ONE way to wellbeing. Many people purport to have the answer to what it means to live the good life. Philosophers, religion, and now academics. All contribute new ideas to this exploration based on their own lens of how this question should be approached....

Nov. 6

Instead of eradicating your weaknesses, maximize your strengths. We all have different strengths and weaknesses. The tendency can be to focus on and eradicate our weaknesses. However, research suggests that by identifying your unique strengths and applying them more...