From the category archives:

Attitudes, Beliefs & Emotions

Are you making it safe enough to succeed?

When you decide it’s time to really step out and do something great, it usually brings some fear up, right? And you probably think that fear is about what’s outside you – what will other people think?, will they like it?, will they judge me?, will I be approved of?, will it be any good? [...]

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You are NOT being punished by the Universe.

When things go wrong in your life, what do you secretly whisper to yourself? Most of us who see and know the value of “staying positive” keep our thoughts and feelings pretty upbeat when things seem to be working against us. But I would suggest that, buried underneath all that positivity, are some things that [...]

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Beyond Jekyll & Hyde – Outgrowing our fear of ourselves

When you’re dealing with the part of yourself that’s getting in your way, it’s helpful sometimes to grab onto a metaphor - an image or idea - that helps you understand what’s going on. But what if that metaphor is making things worse? I read a post a month ago by Marelisa where she did an excellent review of [...]

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Learning From Remorse Without Having a Self Pity Festival

When we’re dealing with regret and remorse it easy to let the feeling take over and lead us into hours of self-criticism, judgment and generally feeling crappy about it. But it’s worth finding a much more empowering and constructive way of dealing with it, so we can be less afraid of situations where we might make mistakes.

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The Curse of “You should know better”

For me, the childhood phrase “you should know better” created a world where there was no such thing as an enjoyable learning curve.

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The Myth of “I don’t feel like it” (Part 2)

Often, when we’re feeling blocked about accomplishing something, it’s because we’re putting a very specific kind of pressure on ourselves.

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A Doorway to Your Desires

When the planet Mars begins moving forward again next week, we can each use the event as a big energy boost to move our desires forward.

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The Myth of “I don’t feel like it” (Part I)

The state of “I don’t feel like it” actually originates from a caring intention, but then our resistance grabs a hold of it, and look out.

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When Pretty OK Is Actually Miraculous

Finding a way to balance the desire to strive for more with a deep sense of OK-ness in the moment.

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Right Sizing Our Metaphors For Maximum Progress

The metaphors and images we use to talk about our resistance have a lot of influence over whether we’ll feel defeated by them or make really great progress towards our desires.

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