Sometimes you need a few words of encouragement to get started. maybe you're afraid and keep putting things off because you think it will be much eaiser to do it later. Instead you find that the longer you wait, the less you feel ready to begin. You make excuses like it's not the right time, … Continue reading The right time is now
You can’t be for everyone
Sometimes in an effort to be inclusive, the original message gets lost in translation. Maybe the goal is to help a specific group of people but then over time that specific group becomes less and less specific until it now includes everyone. This makes things difficult because all these groups have different wants and needs … Continue reading You can’t be for everyone
How to write 1001 blog posts
All you have to do is focus on each single post, one by one, day by day and suddenly you'll hit 100, 250, 500, 1000 and then 1001. If you miss a day or 2, you need to be willing to make it up to avoid falling behind so far that you're unable to catch … Continue reading How to write 1001 blog posts
If you think you might forget
Write it down. Sometimes when preparing to have particular types of conversations we spend a lot of time gathering information and planning what we want to say. We do this because we want to be prepared and we want things to run smoothly. Also, many of us have probably had situations where we got flustered … Continue reading If you think you might forget
Setting boundaries badly
I think a big reason why we sometimes avoid setting boundaries is because we think don't know how to do it. However, it turns out the setting boundaries is like everything else, getting good takes practice. And so like Zig Ziglar said 'anything worth doing is worth doing poorly until you can learn to do … Continue reading Setting boundaries badly
Another point of view
Sometimes when you encounter an issue you only look at it from your perspective. You focus on how you feel, how you've been treated and you can end up playing the victim (often unknowingly). Sometimes we take the position of the victim because we want to be coddled and we want to be saved but … Continue reading Another point of view
Asking for what you want
I think that sometimes we're afraid to ask for what we want because we're afraid that we won't get it. And so, it seems easier to stay where we are and to stick with what we have right now than to seek more. If you don't believe that you can have it then what's the … Continue reading Asking for what you want
Value in the workplace
When you go to work, you want to feel like you're of value. Perhaps not to the point where the whole place would fall apart without you but at least like what you contribute each day matters. When a person wakes up, gets ready and goes to work, if they feel like they don't need … Continue reading Value in the workplace
Disagreements aren’t a bad thing
It seems sometimes that we shy away from being in conversation or an environment with people that we disagree with. I've previously written that I think it's worth unfollowing people on social media that you disagree with. The reason for this is that on social media it's rare that people with differing opinions have a … Continue reading Disagreements aren’t a bad thing
Paying attention
It's important to pay attention to when things change. Doing this avoids being in a situation where you're pushing on towards something you may no longer be interested in. And the more you keep going the further you'll find yourself from where you'd probably rather be. Sometimes the way it goes is that we simply … Continue reading Paying attention
The Daily Gemm 