I am a therapist who’s single aim is to help my clients empower themselves. Few of them complain about not getting any breaks and being unlucky, but many of them complain about being stuck. I used to complain about that too: I felt I’d tried…
When something is unfair or unjust, I get angry. It lasts as long as it takes for me to do what I can about the injustice. When I’m enraged, it’s a different story. Most often, while the rage is pointed outward, it mostly has to…
I’m an eternal optimist. That means that I usually underestimate the time it takes me to do something, always betting on things going without a hitch. That’s betting on being lucky: I don’t consciously count on being lucky… I unconsciously assume that all will be…
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…
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…
