Design Your Retirement Before It Designs You
If you are like me, you want to change some parts of your life. You know what you want. You know what you have to change. You may even know how to achieve it. What you donโt know is how to get over the big mountain between you and where you want to be. If you feel this way, you...
Before the communists came to power in 1946, my great-grandmother owned a fashion house. If there was one person who knew exactly how to fix any garment, it was her. My grandma could create a beautiful piece of clothing out of an old piece of fabric, no matter the shape or design. As a teenager, it was my great-grandmother that...
A career change later in life is no longer the unconventional, taboo concept it once was. We hear about such shifts daily, be it listening to a podcast from a sales trainer turned entrepreneur billionaire, reading about how a mother went from changing diapers to starting a multi-million business, or our parents telling us they’ve decided to take their newfound...
“Authenticity is a collection of choices that we have to make every day. It’s about the choice to show up and be real. The choice to let our true selves be seen.”– Brene Brown The world celebrates individuality and uniqueness. Modern-day media platforms seem to constantly promote authenticity, bombarding us with advertisements and infomercials convincing us to make a meaningful...
โGarbage in, garbage outโ is a phrase many of us came across at some point in our lives. Some of you may have never heard it before, while others may even know its origins. But, how many of you have considered how one could apply its meaning to our everyday lives? Well, I haveโฆ quite a bit. (winking FACE) The...
How many times have you become excited about a goal? You start working at it, doing everything in your power to succeed. And then, suddenly, a wave of doubt rolls in. Perhaps, it was a dream job, an activity, an athletic achievement, or even a relationship that you worked hard for. Instead of focusing on the accomplishment and the success...
Are you sure? Are you even ready? Isn’t it too risky? Don’t you need more time to think it through? Do you have what it takes? Are you as good as the others? What will happen when you fail? What will others say? Do these questions sound a bit too familiar? All of these questions stem from our self-doubt, a...
Find and follow your passion! We hear this advice constantly, whether it be from a motivational speaker or during a college graduation speech. But what exactly does finding your passion entail? What does it mean to follow your interests? Passion a strong liking or desire for or devotion to some activity, object, or concept; an object of desire or deep...
Motivation is the process that initiates, guides, and maintains goal-oriented behaviors. It is what causes you to act.โ Verywell Mind We all have been passionate about achieving a goal. We make a plan, are inspired to work hard and believe in the possibility of success.ย But, over time, we slow down, postpone some of the planned tasks, and eventually stop altogether....
Journaling – the practice of keeping a journal to explore and make sense of your thoughts and feelings surrounding life. Journaling has always been something I associated with the past when individuals wrote in physical journals and notebooks for communication and self-expression. To me, it was a form of entertainment and a way to kill time and I often wondered...