As I was getting ready to do something I reminded myself it probably didn’t matter anyway, but I would go through the motions because I said I would. Ouch! I couldn’t believe I actually had such a negative perspective on what I was planning to do. I might as well have...
Happiness is a skill and a choice, I write. Attitude is what I deal in, reminding people that we are what we think and we can always choose positivity. And then it dawned on me, with quite a shock, that I was a grouch. And it’s definitely not the way I want to be. How...
Asking for anything can really feel stressful; we could get a no. And yet there’s no better way to really get what we want than by asking. Of course we know the answer is always no if we don’t ask. Jia Jiang, in his TED Talk, What I Learned From 100 Days of Rejection,...
It’s so easy to take sides, isn’t it? To label or judge when people behave badly (defined as different than I would behave in a similar circumstance) and to take it personally. Especially when it seems aimed right at us. However, a much smarter strategy is to adapt...
Watch what happens when you empathize with someone instead of trying to fix the issue or probe for more information. It can produce an almost instant change in attitude. Empathy means I get what you’re feeling and going through. Empathetic language can sound like...
Strategies that can help us live a more intentional life and focus on our priorities Let’s say you start reading this article. How long do you think it can hold your attention? According to recent research, the average adult attention span is a whopping six seconds....
