How to do it when it’s difficult

Persistence is not one of my strengths. When I go up against a brick wall the wall wins. I give up. Cut and run. Tell myself I never really wanted it anyway. However, that is not to say that powering through an immovable object is the only way to approach it. I am adept at […]

The Weight of Unfinished Business

If you made a list of all of your unfinished business, what would be on it? I’m talking about all of the incompletes you’ve been carrying around; the projects that got halfway done and stalled; the little annoying fixes you never got around to; the great ideas that were never developed; the improvements that were […]

The Motivating Power of Choice

A new yoga studio in town offers a 30 days for $30.00 unlimited membership. This is an awesome offer backed up by the fact that it’s a very nice facility with great instructors. I’m taking full advantage of it and trying out various classes. This is resulting in a 300% increase in the amount of […]

Why We Procrastinate and What We Can Do About It

This post originally appeared on the Hannah Grimes Center Blog. I’m a serious, lifelong, card-carrying procrastinator. But here it is 2 days before the deadline for this post and I’m starting it already. That’s unheard of. What’s going on? To investigate, let’s look at the reasons why we delay. Reason #1: We don’t know how […]

Facing What’s Chasing You

I know myself well enough to recognize that when I feel like running away, hiding my eyes, getting the hell out, then that’s a sure sign that I need to take a look at something. When I’m avoiding something it will reoccur, sometimes increasing in intensity, until I address it. Recently I’ve had inquiries related […]