You know Chris, When it comes to self improvement, my biggest struggle is feeling selfish for taking care of myself first. I know it’s important for me, but I can’t seem to get a handle on why “me” first. Can you help? Signed, Struggling ~~~~~~~~~~ Hey Struggling, thank you for reaching out! Sure I can […]
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Not truer words, right? However, let me offer a different perspective… I think we don’t live our dreams because… We don’t know what they really are Sure we get mired in what we’ll lose compared to what we’ll gain or wallow in what others will think of us. And so much more…bullshit. The point is…decide,
I have a theory as to why “wasting time” is considered…bad. It’s because we don’t do it well… 🙂 We KNOW how to work hard, play hard and fill each and every minute of time that we can possibly…use. But have you ever noticed, that when you slow down and “waste time” you get the
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Hi Chris, I have too much going on. My mind is filled with different goals and ideas to the extent whereby I don’t even know where to start.. My goals are even beginning to conflict with each other… What to do? Signed, In conflict ~~~~~~~~~~ First suggestion, in conflict… STOP Second suggestion… STOP NOW I
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Have you ever found yourself at the end of the day and realized you didn’t get lunch or a break? And you ONLY notice because you stopped to take a breath? I’m guilty of shallow breathing throughout my day and you know how I know that’s how I’ve been operating? I take a breath. It feels
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Love the wisdom of Marcus Aurelius… He is right, in that your happiness is within. When we allow others to divert our attention from it or suggest that only external factors drive our happiness, do we lose our way. It’s similar to the guru’s who tell you, that to have a negative thought keeps you
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Help me out here Chris, How can I stop thinking about what others think about me? I keep making up stories. Signed, Set me free ~~~~~~~~~~ Hi set me free, This is both simple and complex…so hang in with me. Simply put, we’re part of each other’s journey and experience on the planet. We learn
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No one LIKES pressure… Including those who will boast that they “thrive” under pressure. Given the choice of ease or pressure in achieving their results, which do you think they’d choose? Now, there are adrenaline junkies who just want the “rush.” But even they would say, in spurts…not continuously. Diamonds are produced under intense pressure,
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You know, the philosophical me, would love to accept this at face value. And in Confucius’ day, life probably WAS simple. However, I don’t want to knock this entirely because, I think at its core, it can teach us something. I recall during the Watergate era, there was one statement, repeated over and over by
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You know Chris, I always said that I didn’t want to work in a place or a career where I was not going to enjoy my work. I wanted to make sure that I LOVED what I was going to do… The problem was, I had NO idea what I liked. In fact, when people
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