Category: Mindset

This is no time to shrink. It isn’t time for you to allow yourself to get small. Even though the world has been on fire for months and it’s been difficult to do meaningful and purposeful work, it’s time to get back to normal.

How could I forget…

These things are within your control. Focusing on the things that are within your control is the best response to a world that is out of control.

1. Sleep: If you want to feel a lot better, have much more energy, be a lot more productive, and…

The great value of the pessimist is that they remind us of what is at stake, what we value, the things that matter most. The pessimist believes everything they fear will eventually come true, even if there is no evidence to support their…

Congratulations Class of 2020 on your fantastic accomplishment!

No matter how you feel about your college experience now, if you haven’t already recognized how much the experience has helped you grow, I promise you, the view a decade later will…

We are right at the jumping-off point of "The Negativity Fast," a program I am providing in a Facebook group to help those who want to become less negative and more positive, starting with identifying all the sources that reinforce their…

You have the choice to step into your fear and the fray, doing your part, making whatever difference you might make, or shrink in the face of adversity, withdrawing, withholding, and waiting things out.

You can decide to go forward despite the…

You can give control of some part of you to things over which you have no control, allowing them to control your mood, your attitude, your outlook, as well as the actions you take—or don’t take—as a result of some external stimuli. Whatever…

In boxing, when a boxer has had enough, they stay seated on their stool when the bell rings. They quit by staying seated, ignoring the bell, refusing to answer its call to reengage in the fight. When you don't answer the bell, you lose the… Continue Reading

In a post two days ago, I mentioned the idea of a Negativity Fast, something I have personally used to lessen negativity’s hold on me.

The News Media

If you want to feel a whole lot better, the first thing you might eliminate is the news…

An optimist is occasionally disappointed when things don't turn out the way they believed they would, something that has little impact on them because their disposition allows them to think things will somehow still work out. Pessimists, on the…