We have a natural tendency to compare ourselves to others. The tendency to compare impedes our ability to see, and therefore take pride from, our own growth. When I first entered the workforce, I had an especially difficult time with making comparisons. I’d look at my friends, many of which…
The word “no” holds a lot of power. It’s like the second we hear it, we deflate. Why is it that we put so much more weight into the word “no” than we do with “yes”? “Yes validates what we are thinking and feeling and helps us to realize we…
My yoga instructor asked a simple question while laying in savasana during last week’s practice. Is there anything you’ve neglected lately? Have you recently said “I’m too busy?” It got me thinking about the things in my life that I’ve felt “too busy” for lately; certain friends, going to the…
I got an email last week from an old friend that I hadn’t heard from in 2-3 years. It was amazing to reconnect and attempt to catch up on everything that had happened to/for each of us since we had last spoken. The interaction filled me with gratitude and lightness;…
Seth Godin’s blog was exactly what I needed to read today. It made it realize that I used to be completely unaware of when I was talking to myself. I was deaf to my self talk, and blind to my tendency to speak in a negative voice. “There’s no more…
Ever since becoming a Ruckusmaker, a part of this incredible group of human beings, each day feels more exciting than the last. Every day I wake up positively overwhelmed by the amount of information there is to consume; people there are to connect to; blog posts there are to read…
With all of the projects I’ve been working on, both inside and outside of my current day job, I’ve been feeling overwhelmed. My old, habitual response for dealing with stress was to amplify it – with anxiety. It might sound crazy to you (I mean it’s definitely crazy since it…
What would you do? If you could do absolutely anything? If you had all of the freedom in the world? If failure wasn’t an option? If your options were limitless? If regret didn’t exist? Now think: why don’t you do it? What’s stopping you? What stories are you telling yourself?…
What works for you now won’t always work for you; your daily routine, favorite food, group of friends, current job or project, hobbies… Why? Because your preferences and needs change over time; it’s important to know and embrace that. Self-awareness, the ability to notice when something just isn’t working for you…
Why do we have such a hard time owning things; our fears, decisions and slip-ups? Seth wrote a blog the other day that really sat with me. It was short and sweet, as are a lot of his posts. “Like the pilot says, “sit back, relax, and enjoy the flight.”…