How many of you can say that you are truly living your dharma - your life's purpose? After a long career in higher education and instructional design, my guest on the Lean Out Podcast today told me she is there. It took a period of stillness and discovery for Elizabeth Hubbell to realize she …
30-day Challenge Ideas to Try NOW
Something I recommend when I talk to people about gaining more self-knowledge is doing hard things: getting out of your comfort zone, trying something new. It’s an important part of your self-knowledge journey because it increases confidence, thus reinforcing a growth mindset. There has never …
Book Review: The Four Tendencies
I'm a longtime fan of Gretchen Rubin and have been wanting to review this book since it was released. She conceived of The Four Tendencies framework while writing Better Than Before, so she's been discussing it on her podcast and on her blog for a while now. Alas... despite knowing quite a bit …
Are You Reaching Your Goals for 2018?
This year, I decided to make a list a la Gretchen Rubin of 18 things I want to do in 2018. I discussed the idea earlier in an earlier post here. I thought it seemed like a nice way to make some intentions for the year without a lofty list of resolutions. Instead, the list simply serves as a kind of …
Five Things I’ve Been Doing To Be Happier and More Productive in 2018
Now that the first quarter of 2018 is more than half over and spring is approaching, I thought I'd share some new habits I've developed this year. Having my health, a great job with the perfect hours, and my dream of being a mother finally come true, it feels a little ridiculous to admit that I …
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This Year, Focus On Habits, Not Resolutions
It's the time of year again when people consider things they want to change in their lives. Ways they want to be better. Goals they want to achieve. But as we all know, these changes don't happen overnight. Just how the journey is more important than the destination, the habits we employ on the path …