“Trust takes years to build, Seconds to break and forever to repair.” We’ve all been taught to trust adults when we’re young. We are told to trust authority when we’re entering the world, we trust our hearts with relationships, and perhaps past performance when it comes to business relationships, but what does trust look like? Read More
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Confidence Under Fire – Adapt the best, drop the rest!
“Low self-confidence isn’t a life sentence. Self-confidence can be learned, practiced, And mastered—just like any other skill. Once you master it, everything in your life Will change for the better.” ~Barrie Davenport Attacking our lives fearlessly requires confidence. We should be comfortable with trying and failing and then readjust based on the new information. When Read More
Fear or Confidence – They CAN’T exist together
“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter, and those who matter don’t mind.” ~Bernard M. Baruch Fear-based confidence operates from a defensive position—a bite-before-bitten attitude. This individual may look like they are in charge and can handle life or situations, but truthfully, they are scared. This type Read More
Does Your Confidence Propel or Sabotage You?
You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, ‘I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.’ Eleanor Roosevelt I am woman hear me roar, or are you gumming yourself through Read More
Feelings or Anxiety?
“Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, Including you. “ ~Anne Lamott Webster defines feelings as an emotional state or a reaction to something. Emotions can be a vague or an irrational feeling. When we allow emotions to dictate, they can hi-jack good intentions. Our day-to-day lives are filled Read More
Emotionally Healthy or Faking it?
“Stepping onto a brand-new path is difficult, but not more difficult than remaining in a situation, which is not nurturing to the whole woman.” ― Maya Angelou Ever feel like a circus clown juggling too many balls in the air? Unmanaged time can feel like we are on a merry-go-round that is spinning out of control. Fatigue Read More
Learning Styles and Schooling Choices
The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence and character, that’s the goal of true education.” ~Martin Luther King, Jr. Schooling choices can be one of the most difficult decisions we make. We all want the best for our little charges. Some of us take a laid Read More
Courage: What is it? How to get it!
“Courage is not just one of the virtues but the form of every virtue at the testing point.” ~ C.S. Lewis What exactly is courage? A feeling? An action? Looking tough? Everyone is frightened of something. You can’t change an emotional response, but you can change how you react to the fear. “For God has Read More
5 Tips for Balancing Your Life and Avoiding the E.R.
“When did the chest pains begin?” the ER doctor questioned me. “Just a couple of hours ago. I feel like I can’t breath and I haven’t done anything. I’m light-headed. I was just sitting in the car,” I said. My responses triggered a flurry of activity and medical equipment began to record information from all Read More