Getting past overwhelm
I use a to-do list – it works for me. In fact, it gives me a tiny burst of good feeling every time I can tick something off. It took me a long time to find a way to make it work as well as…
Impossible dream
A friend can’t seem to find her way to being what she’s always wanted to be – a program manager. Every time she lands a job, she’s fine until one of her bosses disagrees with her. When that happens, she spirals into self-doubt, ends up…
Not what but how
It isn’t what happens to you that matters; it’s how you meet it. That quote, from Epictetus, is probably a cliché, and yet one that seems to need to be relearned by every generation. Everyone will encounter painful roadblocks and setbacks; we will all lose…
Trivia isn’t trivial
I didn’t say that… I wish I had. Seth Godin said it. It’s sometimes referred to as the content for smallalk. In gestalt terminology, it’s material for the cliché layer of connection. Smalltalk is the thing we do when we meet someone new. It’s always…
Taking Time
Taking time is often hard for me to do, because I find myself wanting to do too much too often. This is especially true just before a trip, or a big event, when my usual large list gets impossibly larger. I’ve been aware of this…
