What drives us to be so uncomfortable talking about our strengths? Give us a compliment or ask us to list our achievements, and most of us will shrink and deflect, our negative thought patterns come and we play small. I asked a recent client “Which of your qualities makes you Read more…
We’ve internalized that failure is bad Whether it’s math, sports, or social situations, we’ve all had moments where we gave up on ourselves. We “failed” and that became a reason to quit. We interpreted these moments of failure into seemingly unchangeable truths about ourselves. They became our story. We say Read more…
Gratitude isn’t only for when you’re already feeling happy, it’s a practice you can cultivate for every day, including the hard ones. Expressing gratitude for what we don’t have On a personal level, making gratitude a conscious practice has been a life changer. Growing up, I was a glass-half-empty Read more…
The other day, I was listening to a talk by Ajahn Achalo (a favorite of mine on InsightTimer) about how bad things get so much press coverage. We rarely celebrate the good stories -especially the every day ones that happen all the time. All the people out there who are taking Read more…