I have always been an action-oriented person. When a problem arises, I leap into action. First I figure out what must be done and then I do it as quickly as possible. Often this works but only to assuage my feelings of fear and lack of control. The problem often persists, and then I need to [...]
I love the word flailing. It perfectly captures the moments when I feel out of control and overwhelmed. I picture someone with arms waving all around ready to fall over from the sheer weight of life. I feel like that sometimes, and I bet you do too. Pushing Too Hard By nature, I tend to be [...]
I love the metaphor of "which came first, the chicken or the egg? It comes up often in my thinking about the cause and effect for things that happen in my life. For example, recently I was feeling physically great then all of a sudden I felt awful. I noticed that while feeling physically ill, I [...]
Throughout twenty years of business, I have had a lot of experience with difficult people and situations. I am sure you can relate. All of us have family members that drive us crazy and people at work that know just how to push all our buttons. It would be impossible to live a life free of [...]
