“I know you believe you understand what you think I said, but I’m not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.” ~ Fritz Perls Can you relate to the above quote? Have you ever said something to someone thinking your point of view has been completely understood, only to find […]
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“When a woman speaks in a professional setting, she walks a tightrope. Either she’s barely heard or she’s judged as too aggressive. When a man says virtually the same thing, heads nod in appreciation for his fine idea. As a result, women often decide that saying less is more.” Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant –
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Labor Day marks the unofficial end of summer and most kids across the country are officially back to school. Between the anticipation of going back to school and the whirlwind of preparations and shopping, anxiety can creep in and cause stress. Here are six tips to ease back to school anxiety for teens. Setting up
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Celebrating the holidays can sometimes feel like an endless marathon that is high on expense, time, and activity and low on happiness, calm, and relaxation. Add the possibility of family conflict, Aunt Ida’s fruitcake that may be a re-gift from 1960, and kiddo meltdowns in line for Santa, and not even Calgon can take you
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Thanksgiving and the holidays are the most wonderful time of the year, right? If we are to believe the massive marketing machine, the approaching holidays are filled with happy families and couples, who prepare perfect meals, have perfect homes, and spend family gatherings in perfect harmony. When our lives don’t quite match up, we may
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In the same way that gratitude is a practice that can change your life for the better, the practice of forgiveness has a powerful, positive impact. Forgiving others and even ourselves is hard. We hold onto the anger, the sadness, the victimization as symbols of our hurt or outrage. We may feel that forgiveness means
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Willingness to learn from each moment — as opposed to defending ourselves by stonewalling, explaining, justifying, withdrawing, blaming — is much more important than IQ, family background or education. The great advantage of openness-to-learning is that you’re in charge of it at all times. You can choose to shift out of defensiveness into genuine curiosity
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