How to Get Out of Your Own Way

How to Get Out of Your Own Way

Do you ever feel like no matter how hard you try—and sometimes, the harder you try—you can’t quite seem to make the progress you want on your projects and goals? It’s always something or other getting in the way and it’s one step forward, two steps...
How to Stop Falling Behind

How to Stop Falling Behind

There’s something reassuringly familiar about the seasons and the fact that they change just like, well, the seasons. It’s a reminder that nothing stays forever, whether you’re going through good times or challenging ones. There are a lot of things that...
What a Zip Line Taught Me About Regret

What a Zip Line Taught Me About Regret

That title probably makes you think I’ve had a horrible adventure-based accident. I haven’t. I didn’t fall or slip or get stuck. But I did learn something, loud and clear. First, though, tell me: how do you deal with regret? If you’re like me, and—I suspect—like most...
Keep your eyes on the road

Keep your eyes on the road

Here’s a story for you. I like stories on Fridays. Way back when I bought my first car, I purchased an ’86 Volkswagon Cabriolet, partly because it was a convertible, but mostly because my big brother had said they were good cars for princesses (and...
Who do you think you are?

Who do you think you are?

Ah, my survival mechanism’s favourite question. I think it’s a valid question, since who we are is largely determined by ourselves (our thoughts, our feelings, our judgments, stories and interpretations of, oh, every single little thing we experience)....