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 […]

DreamDecideDo.it begins

I’m very happy to announce the launch of my new business, DreamDecideDo.it and my expanded role as Productivity Coach. Throughout my career I’ve helped clients and friends see beyond their self-imposed limitations, reach for and achieve goals they never thought possible, and feel a sense of peace, accomplishment, and joy. I’ve always loved working with […]

Guilt is a lousy motivator

Knowing that I should do something usually makes me do the opposite. Guilt just doesn’t work on me. It makes me feel shitty. I lose a fair amount of sleep. But I don’t actually do the thing I’m avoiding. The example I’m thinking of is my Italian Language skills. I have not been working to improve […]

Stop doing what you mildly dislike

Motivation is a tricky thing for me. When I want to do something I’m very capable. And when I don’t want to I’m fairly immovable. As I ponder the new year I’m aware of some behaviors I’d like to change and life situations I’d like to improve but they aren’t strong desires. How do I […]