I read a quote recently that said, "We manage what we measure." It was from one of my favorite contemporary non-fiction Gretchen Rubin writers, Gretchen Rubin. I've been thinking about that. Do we? Do we even want to manage? I hate micro-managing. Managing a budget is no fun. Managing a household can be a [...]
Today is a dream come true for me. I wrote a book and it is available now on all book buying outlets. I'm really excited but also feeling the blues from all the recent tragedies. I know many around the world feel low. Our sensitive hearts, minds and bodies pick up on all the fear, hate [...]
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR) defines social anxiety disorder as "a marked and persistent fear of one or more social or performance situations in which the person is exposed to unfamiliar people or possible scrutiny by others. The individual fears that he or she will act in a way (or show anxiety [...]
One of the deepest, most important messages in, The Quiet Rise of Introverts, is that maturity is a combination of courage to be authentic and consideration of others. To me, the quiet rise involves moving from a state of insecurity and inauthenticity to a state of security and interdependence. I focus on making this progression as an introvert [...]
846-02792532 © ClassicStock / Masterfile I have a client who thrives while moving from one task to the other, often without planning or time in between jobs. He likes having different jobs thrown at him at different times. He rolls with the changes and the barrage of details to be handled. His wife feels [...]
I recently walked with a friend who lost her husband two years ago. She said after he died she was lost. She didn't eat, didn't want to do anything. She had to force herself to get up and out of the house each day. Now a good portion of this experience was grief, but there was [...]
