Mindset and Perspective

  • Being the Model,  Mindset and Perspective

    Authenticity: My Thoughts on An Upcoming Book Release

    I’m one of those people who swears pretty infrequently.  I find curse words crass and usually, there’s a better way to express myself. But in Honorée Corder’s new book, Stop Trying So F-ing Hard (9/23 release date), she explains that it’s used for emphasis, which I totally get. I know some of my friends will just love this book. Not because of the F word, but because it’s about being your authentic self. In it, Honorée explains that in all areas of our lives, when we meet people, we are meeting their representative, that persona they anticipate you expect them to be.  We all do it. We project who we…

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  • Get in There and Practice,  Mindset and Perspective

    Change Your Mood, Change Your Life

    My lesson in today’s patience meditation was a reminder that what we do right now is influencing how we think and feel in the future.  How insanely empowering, right?  How we show up is entirely up to us.   Here’s a relatable fact: a Facebook friend posted about what a drag Monday was and what a long week it will be because he’ll have an extra long commute. Guess what? For him, he’s right.  That mindset is going to guarantee a crummy week. He’s essentially promised it to himself.   Not getting excited over an unpleasant task is normal, I get it. But we get to choose how we respond…

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  • Get in There and Practice,  Mindset and Perspective

    Responding Versus Reacting

    I’m moving through a meditation series on prioritization. We prioritize in our life all the time. Sometimes it’s less intentional, sometimes it’s incredibly deliberate. I’m looking at you, fellow listmakers! Setting priorities are good. But what happens when something comes up that you need to address? Do you react or do you respond? The difference is in the timing. Reacting might be stopping what you’re doing to reply to an email or text you just received. Responding would be continuing with the task at hand and addressing the email at a more appropriate time. When I think of those two scenarios, I know I’m very reactionary about clearing the decks…

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