As I mentioned yesterday – being able to say yes (and mean it) and no (and mean it) gives you incredible freedom. I used to tell people that I wasn’t confident in my career until I entered my 30’s. Now I tell people that I wasn’t confident in myself until I entered my 40’s. Having […]

An unexpected benefit of confronting and living through change is the confidence it brings. While I certainly wouldn’t want to relive every painful moment that the past near-decade has brought, I honestly don’t think I’d want to relive those days without those experiences either. Difficult times have refined me – helped me to focus on […]

Change have you out of sort? Embrace it… Source There’s no better time then the midst of chaos to seize the opportunity to grow. Background image courtesy of nirots at FreeDigitalPhotos.net

Change makes you feel like you’re in a war – you versus what’s happening. I’ve discovered that far more often I’m in a war against myself – me versus my reluctance to learn, grow, become better and adapt. Confrontation can be a good thing if it moves us from a not good place to a […]

I find it interesting that my greatest moments of clarity come in the midst of my greatest moments of chaos. I think that’s because amidst the chaos of this and that changing, what is true and constant in life becomes crystal clear. It’s almost as though change is a magnifying glass, bringing focus and clarity […]

Here’s a major reason that I believe we I don’t like change: It reveals our flaws. We’re not perfect! We’re not as adaptable as we thought! The previous fit us like a well-worn suit…albeit a suit that was tattered and torn. But honestly, knowing our flaws is a good thing. You can’t grow until you […]

 Social penetration theory has always fascinated me. Like an onion, I’m made up of layers and layers – and it takes a lot of work to get to that central layer: Source That’s part of the effectiveness of change. Like an arrow, it goes straight to the heart of the matter, right to the core of […]

You may feel like you’ve just changed as a response to external things. If this is the case, then when the external changes go away, you’ll return to who you used to be. The truth is, regardless of what you are changing to respond to, once you’ve made a change you are forever changed because change is an […]

People are always looking for the single magic bullet that will totally change everything. There is no single magic bullet. – Temple Grandin Do you want change in your life? Are you tired of the same? Then get ready to take a risk. A big risk or a small risk – it’s risk all the […]