We are three weeks into the new year which means the majority of us have already abandoned whatever we vowed to change on January 1st. By February 1st that number will increase to about 67% and by the end of the year less than 10% of us will be successful in making that change we […]
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That Feels Pretty Fucking Awesome
Over the last two months, I totally derailed myself. The combination of the physical and mental exhaustion from moving, the pandemic and the divorce came to a head I guess. I only really had one good cry during the whole process. It was the morning of Thanksgiving. The process had been going on for over […]
Why You Have Trouble Keeping Commitments To Yourself (Part I)
When it comes to making commitments and keeping them, most of us are what Gretchen Rubin would call obligers. We are really good at keeping commitments to other people, but we suck at keeping commitments to ourselves. There are many reasons why it’s more challenging to stay committed to changes we want to make in […]
Making Changes in 2020 Blog Series — Day 2: 3 Reasons Why Change Is So Hard
It’s that time of year when people are making resolutions and vowing to make changes and saying things like This time I really mean it. But for most people, it’s not too long before you lose momentum and motivation and desire. And then, there you are again, in the same place a year later. I […]
Making Changes in 2020 Blog Series — Day 1: The Accountability Mirror
We have a hashtag in my membership group. It’s #TTBAGU. What does that stand for? Time To Be A Grown Up. One of the things I am working really hard on with myself and all my clients is taking ownership of all the sh*t that’s not going the way we want it to go. The […]
I guess sometimes it takes a meltdown to have an a-ha moment.
Number 4 came out of the womb like a bat out of hell. She was not normal. She cried a lot. Unless I held her. She didn’t want to sleep much. Unless I held her. She wouldn’t take a bottle. I had to nurse her. It was a little draining at times, but I have […]