I’ve never been the smartest, fastest, or most talented person. When I played sports growing up, I was the last player waved in from the bench. I was usually one of the last students to finish tests. I […]
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“Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears.” – Les Brown A few years ago I received a terrifying email. “We are pleased to inform you that you have been awarded
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“Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy.” – Norman Vincent Peale I’m going to start off by telling you a story
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“You’ve got brains in your head; you’ve got feet in yours shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.” – Dr. Seuss For a lot of us, life just happens. It did to me for many years.
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One of the most challenging questions that I am often asked is, “Where are you from?” My usual disconcerting reply is, “Do you want the short or the long version?” It’s always a challenge to respond to this
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A year ago I took my first Enneagram class and discovered a new way to see myself and the world. A self-improvement junkie, I learned in this foundational class that I’m a Nine, one of the nine types
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“The ego is kind of a big, unwieldy thing. It’s not so easily tamed or subdued.” – Alan Ball Completely Untamed I don’t remember when I first began feeling anxious. Perhaps it was in high school, when I
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Dear Mom and Dad, Thank you. Thank you for driving three hours to visit me in the hospital. Thank you for bringing Christmas to my little room on the third floor. Thank you for cooking all my meals
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If you are a regular reader of The Change Blog, odds are you’re looking to better yourself. You’re trying to make a career change, make yourself happier, or just gain a little extra advice from someone who has
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Today you are you, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is youer than you. – Dr. Seuss I spent most of my teenage years trying to be somebody else. There were always girls
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For most of my life, I have impulsively jumped into new projects. Ideas about things I want to accomplish are constantly swirling in my head. I want to learn to cook, take improv classes, and workout regularly. I
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