I quit drinking on July 3, 2017. It’s been 8 years since I’ve had a drop of alcohol. I wasn’t a daily drinker or even a weekly drinker. But most of the time when I drank, I DRANK. When I hit my mid-forties (I’m 55 now), smaller amounts of alcohol started affecting my body differently. […]
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Failure is Feedback
You’re going to mess up. You’ll blow off a workout, lose it on your kids, forget about an appointment, overspend, get distracted from your goal. And when you do – because we all do – the words you say to yourself afterward matter more than the mistake itself. Failure isn’t the problem. The way you […]
Why You Need A Why
You don’t need more willpower. You need a reason. Most people think they just need a better schedule, more money, a new planner, or a little more motivation to get going and stay consistent when they are struggling to make progress on a goal, habit or behavior. But even if you have the most perfect […]
Tiny Rewards, Big Results
We like results. We like progress we can see. If we are making ourselves uncomfortable and doing hard things, we at least want something to show for it. When you’re saving money, you can see the balance grow or watch a jar fill up. It’s visual and we can actually see our progress. This makes […]
I’m Having Frog For Breakfast
We all have that one thing we really don’t want to do. The email we’re avoiding.The laundry pile.The workout.The awkward conversation. That’s your frog. The trick? Do it right away. Either way, the frog is causing you discomfort. When you “eat the frog” first thing in the morning, you take care of the worst thing […]
Boundaries, Part II: Are you setting yourself on fire?
One of my favorite quotes is, “You are not required to set yourself on fire to keep other people warm.” I think most women, and mothers in particular, grew up with this setting-yourself-on-fire mentality. You place not only the needs, but also the wants of other people ahead of you at all times. You do […]