Escape Your Rut Self-created misery Is it easy to escape your rut? Have you ever wondered why we, the intelligent human beings that we are, often find ourselves trapped in self-created ruts anyway? I say self-created because we set the stage for the rut without...
Reflecting on 50 Birthday Blues Well, today is my 50th birthday and it seems that little miss “don’t let your ego control your thoughts” is having some trouble coming to terms with this particular milestone. Telling myself that 50 is the new 40 didn’t help, so I...
Things to Consider BEFORE You Quit Your Job Think you want to quit your job? Do you feel like you can’t take it for one more day? I hear you! It’s that dread that comes over you when you consider Monday…I hear the same things from clients every day. As my...
Ego and Fear Two Motivators that Lead to Failure In my experience, there are two motivators that drive most of us; ego and fear. Let’s take a look at how each of these is a separate issue with devastating results. Ego We all have ego. It’s our sense of self....
Unstoppable Fear Did you ever watch a young child learn to ski? No poles, no fear. They just go down the hill. The thought of failure doesn’t even enter their mind. They end up learning in a few short hours what would take an adult months to learn. Why? Because the...