Whether you’re in a work meeting or spending time with people in your personal life, tapping into our own self-love and vulnerability is difficult and, often, terrifying. So often in life, we think that people only want to see the good parts of who we are. We avoid talking about difficulties and frustrations, and instead …
Connecting the Dots Between Self-Love and Vulnerability Keep reading
In today’s fast-paced world, it seems like everyone is in a hurry. People aren’t appreciating the gift of free time, even if they receive it. It is a strange irony that with so much technology to help us in our everyday lives, and fast cars to get us around, we apparently have even less time, …
Recognizing and Appreciating the Gift of Free Time Keep reading
Sometimes, life feels like you’re driving on a foggy road: You don’t know where you’re headed, and all you know is that you have to keep going. It’s easy to feel lost in life, and it’s easy to get off of our true life path and not even realize it. That’s where finding your compass …
Did you know that Walt Disney was once told that he wasn’t creative enough? Now, with a legacy that has lasted well beyond his lifetime and will certainly be around for much longer, it’s hard to imagine the type of person who would have dared to tell the creator of Disney that his work “lacked …
There are many times in life where you will feel like there’s an incredible pressure to get things right. Oftentimes, a task, no matter how small, can turn into a gargantuan impossibility in your head because of many reasons: pressure from people that you know, pressure from people you’ve seen online, or worse, pressure you’ve …
Learning and Growing: Living Life as an Experiment Keep reading
Sometimes, we expect too much of ourselves. We beat ourselves down for not picking up on a skill quickly enough. We feel internal frustration for not having enough knowledge to do something as well as we’d hoped. We feel like we don’t measure up or that we aren’t capable of succeeding. This can be a …
Have you ever had a thought or idea, but felt like something was pulling you back from sharing it? Has your voice ever felt stifled, whether it be because of performance anxiety at work, or fear of being rejected? You’re not alone. Billions of excellent ideas are left behind each day as a result of …
You are the main character in the story of your life. You are the center of your universe. And this is normal, even healthy. It’s important to be in touch with yourself and your unique needs, wants, and goals. You can’t be available for others unless you’re there for yourself first. Yet, sometimes it can …
Effectively Tackling Your Self-Centered Tendencies Keep reading
We are always in research mode. It may sound odd, but it’s true! We’re always finding out new things about ourselves, other people, and the world around us. We will often take that information and subsequently apply it in a way that’s useful going forward. An example of this might be if you try a …
Researching Yourself: The Incredible Necessity of Constant Discovery Keep reading
The first rule of improvisation when performing on-stage is the idea of always saying (or thinking) ‘yes, and…’ to whatever another actor has said or done. This allows the action of whatever is happening on-stage to continue. If the actors are in disagreement over what should happen next, without a script, there’s nowhere for them …